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Thu Apr 26, 2018, 03:48 AM Apr 2018

Cathy Myers launches teachers, students program to mobilize voters

Cathy Myers, a Janesville School Board Member and Democrat running for Congress in Wisconsin’s 1st District, announced the launch of Teachers and Students for Cathy.

The program, which will employ students and teachers as summer organizers, is the campaign’s newest initiative to mobilize and engage voters in the district now represented by House Speaker Paul Ryan.

Myers faces Randy Bryce in the Democratic primary set for August.

“As a parent, and a teacher, I know that our public education system is crucially important — and now, it’s under repeated attacks by Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos," Myers said in a news release. "I’m running for Congress to bring an educator’s perspective to the halls of the Capitol and protect public education from the Trump administration’s shameful attacks."

Read more: http://www.wisconsingazette.com/news/cathy-myers-launches-teachers-students-program-to-mobilize-voters/article_17d7b486-48b7-11e8-87b3-cf6b0403486d.html

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