Sentences with phrase «voters elected him state superintendent»

Not exact matches

In many states where the following positions are elected offices, voters elected state executive branch offices (including Lieutenant Governors (though some will be voted for on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee), Secretary of state, state Treasurer, state Auditor, state Attorney General, state Superintendent of Education, Commissioners of Insurance, Agriculture or, Labor, etc.) and state judicial branch offices (seats on state Supreme Courts and, in some states, state appellate courts).

Superintendents directly elected by voters, as is the case in 14 states, are probably less likely to take these risks.

Democratic strategist Sachin Chheda said Evers, who worked as deputy state superintendent before taking the department's top position, has an advantage because even in years when Republicans have done well, voters have been hesitant to elect candidates who were not endorsed by other educators, such as the teachers union.