We filed our $5s

For the past several months, you have been working to help me collect enough $5 Clean Elections Qualifying Contributions to secure Clean Elections funding for the primary and general elections. I am happy to announce that last week I filed my application with the Citizen's Clean Elections Commission, submitting more than 2,000 $5 contributions.

As a result of your efforts - the work of teachers, students, retirees, activists and advocates for education - we will have the resources we need to win this election. Thank you to everyone who donated $5 and collected $5 contributions from friends, family and other supporters.

While we await final approval from the Citizen's Clean Elections Commission, our campaign team is shifting to focus on the three Vs: Volunteers, Votes and Victory! need your help to change the direction our state's leaders have been taking us. It is imperative that we win this election so our children will have a true public education advocate representing them in the state Superintendent's office.

Education must be our state's top priority. As Superintendent of Public Instruction, with your help, I will work to make education our number one focus.

To ensure Victory in the August 24th Primary and November 2nd General Elections, our campaign will be running an aggressive grassroots effort to earn the necessary Votes.

You and other members of our statewide network are critical to this endeavor.

Please sign up to volunteer today. There are several opportunities for you to help in the office, from home, or in the community. Click here to sign up and let us know how you can help.

Thank you for your continued support. With your help, I am certain that we will win in 2010 and secure a more promising future for all of our children!