State Schools Super Tom Luna Files For Re-election

By Jill Kuraitis, 3-17-10

Idaho State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Republican Tom Luna, has filed the papers which formally declared he is a candidate for re-election. He is finishing his first term, and will face Democratic challenger Stan Olson, who is now the Boise Superintendent of Schools.

Superintendent Luna said, “We have made great progress thanks to talented teachers, dedicated parents and hard-working students. We are heading in the right direction, but clearly we can never be satisfied until all of Idaho’s students are performing well. We are on the right path, and we must continue this momentum.”

Luna graduated from Thomas Edison State College. Before becoming Idaho’s Superintendent of Public Instruction in January 2007, Luna was a businessman. He first got involved in the state’s education system by serving on the Nampa School Board for seven years, including three years as chairman.

Full disclosure: Stan Olson and his wife Connie are my next-door neighbors.