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Dawn Wooten
Dawn Wooten was a 2016 Republican candidate for Indiana superintendent of public instruction. She was defeated at the June 11 Republican state party convention.
Biography
Wooten received a B.A. in English from Indiana University and a B.S. in business management from Indiana Wesleyan University. She received her M.A. in rhetoric and composition from Indiana University. She works as an adjunct professor of English.[1]
Elections
2016
Wooten ran as a Republican candidate for Indiana superintendent of public instruction.[1] She was defeated by Jennifer McCormick at the June 11 Republican state party convention.[2]
Campaign themes
2016
She issued the following statement on her run for office: "As a conservative Republican, I believe in limited government, fiscal responsibility, and the power of the people to elect the best representative to office. As Superintendent, I will overhaul the State Department of Education, eliminate ISTEP testing, replace Common Core textbooks with traditional editions, and return autonomy to teachers in the classroom."[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on February 15, 2016
- ↑ IndyStar, "Hill wins GOP nod for attorney general, McCormick for schools chief," June 11, 2016
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