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.
Mike Turzai
Office: State Representative of District 28
Endorsed by: Pennsylvania State Education Association
Most Famous Quote: “Voter ID, which is gonna allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania, done.”
Yeah, he actually said that.
Mike Turzai represents District 28 in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and is running for another term. Not only does he support Voter ID laws, but he is pro-life and pro-gun. Despite these extremely conservative views, he was endorsed by the Pennsylvania State Education Association.