Superintendent of
Public Instruction

SUSAN CASTILLO

Nonpartisan

OCCUPATION: State Senator

OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND: Journalist, KVAL-TV, Eugene, 1982-1997. Oregon Public Broadcasting Radio, 1979-1982.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: B.A., Oregon State University

PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: State Senator 1997-present. Senate Education and Senate Health and Human Services Committees; Governor's Advisory Committee on DUII; Oregon Commission on Hispanic Affairs; Advisory Committee on Agricultural Labor; Senate Transportation Committee.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: Birth to Three Board Member; Lane Business Education Compact; Oregon Environmental Council; U of O Art Museum Board.

Susan Castillo
Committed to Schools Leadership We Can Trust

Oregon needs a Superintendent with integrity and commitment to Oregon's public schools. Susan Castillo is the only candidate with a record of both.

Our Priorities. Focused Leadership.

As Vice Chair of the Senate Education Committee, Susan Castillo has fought for:

Improving schools, providing quality education for all kids.
Providing stable funding.
Making sure that tax dollars go to the classroom, not to bureaucracy.
High standards, high expectations for students and giving teachers and schools the tools to achieve them.
Increased parental involvement.
Reinforcing what is working, and changing what isn't.

As Oregon's education leader, Susan will:

Be a resource for local schools, instead of a source of bureaucracy.
Be an effective, statewide champion for all our public schools.

Endorsed by Those We Trust

Susan Castillo has won enthusiastic, statewide and bi-partisan support. Just some examples:

American Federation of Teachers Oregon
Oregon School Boards Association
Oregon School Employees Association
Oregon State Council of Senior Citizens
Oregon Nurses Association
AFL-CIO Oregon

Governor John Kitzhaber                                                          State Senator Lenn Hannon
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden                                                         State Rep. Janet Carlson
Congressman Peter DeFazio                                                     State Rep. Bob Jenson
Congressman David Wu                                                           Randy Papé (Eugene)
Neil Goldschmidt                                                                      Former State Senator Jeanette Hamby
Former Governor Barbara Roberts                                           Bill Thorndike (Medford)
State Treasurer Randall Edwards                                              Ken Lewis (Co-Founder, I Have a Dream Foundation*)

*Organizations for purposes of identification only

SUSAN CASTILLO FOR
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

(This information furnished by Susan Castillo for Superintendent of Public Instruction.)
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