Horne, Tom

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Political Affiliation:
Republican
Age:
81
Occupation:
State Superintendent of Schools
Education:
Harvard College, Magna Cum Laude, Harvard Law School with Honors
Family:
wife, 4 children, 2 grandchildren, (extended family all killed in the Holocaust)
Religion:
Jewish
Statement:

To expand on my achievements: The only statewide elected official fighting woke philosophies: started fighting in 2008. Fighting hard against DEI. In Court to keep boys out of girls’ sports. My primary opponent has done none of these things and is on the DEI committee of the National Association of State Treasurers. I am widely attacked for my support of school choice, especially ESA’s. I have been fighting to get focus on academics, book in classrooms, and helping schools improve academics. Under project momentum sent department employees to help schools. Those participating had double the progress of nonparticipants in reading, and triple in math. Sent department employees to help with a poor school and increased math scores 27%. A project for the bottom 5% of schools resulted in 80% no longer being in the bottom 5%.

Survey

Response Legend

  • SSupports
  • OOpposes
  • *Comment
  • −Declined to respond
  • †Declined to respond, Position based on citation
Question Response Comments/Notes
1. Enacting state-level restrictions on firearm ownership beyond current Arizona law. O
2. Adding sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes in Arizona nondiscrimination statutes. O
3. Expanding state-level enforcement efforts to deter illegal border crossings. S* My department stopped Mexico resident students from commuting to AZ schools without paying tuition.
4. Prohibiting taxpayer funds from directly or indirectly funding abortion services, except where required by federal law. S
5. Maintaining the universal Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program without limiting eligibility. S* I get routinely attacked for being the prime advocate of this.
6. Legalizing physician-assisted suicide for individuals seeking end-of-life assistance, regardless of terminal illness. O
7. Allowing licensed counselors to provide therapy to minors seeking to reduce or manage same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria, with parental consent. S
8. Increasing criminal penalties for the sale and distribution of fentanyl and other illicit drugs. S
9. Requiring stronger age verification and parental consent protections for minors accessing social media platforms and downloading mobile applications. S
10. Increasing criminal penalties for individuals who purchase sex. S
11. Requiring election procedures that ensure voter identification verification and ballot security. S* As AG, I argued for this in the Supreme Court.
12. Enacting a legislative referral that would ask voters to repeal Arizona Proposition 139, the constitutional right to abortion. S
13. Expanding current marijuana laws to increase accessibility to recreational marijuana for adults. O