Secretary of Education for the United States of America
[The following is a letter I sent to both Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin, my United States Senators, as well as Senator Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, regarding the upcoming confirmation hearing for Mrs. Betsy DeVos, President-Elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Education. I share it here because I think it is important to stand up for what I believe in, whether it is popular with others or not.] Dear Senator, I write to you as a fourth grade teacher in Urbana, Illinois, and as a future administrator of a public school somewhere in our state. By way of biographical background, I am a registered Republican election judge and have cast my ballot for members of that party more often than I have cast ballots for members of your own party. I share my political views because I think it is important for you to know that many of your constituents, regardless of political affiliation, are alarmed by the pro