In honor of the days leading up to Election Day, we are going to feature some facts about candidates that surprised us…and we thought would also raise the eyebrows of our fellow progressive reformers fighting for our kids every day.
We thought we’d just offer a sampling of some folks who are anything but progressive, but who have somehow earned the thumbs up of their local teachers unions.
Nick Marshall
Name: Nick Marshall (R-MO)
Office: State Representative for District 030
The issues:
- Protecting Life (translation: Pro-Life)
- Protecting Second Amendment Rights (more like “Protecting Guns”)
- Voter ID Laws…he agrees with them
Endorsement: National Education Association
Nick Marshall was elected into the Platte County Missouri House of Representatives in 2010. Earlier this year, he voted in support of overriding a bill that would prohibit enforcement of federal firearm regulation, and another that would allow school employees to carry guns around in school. Marshall also voted “yea” to passage of a law that requires voters to have a photo ID.