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									Diane Douglas |  |  
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																	| Far-right Republican who served as Arizona 
							Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2015 to 
							2019. She was elected on November 4, 2014, edging 
							out her Democratic opponent, David Garcia, by one 
							percentage point. Douglas succeeded John Huppenthal, 
							whom she defeated for the party's nomination in the 
							Republican primary on August 26, 2014. Immediately 
							after her election, Douglas faced a recall effort by 
							voters who claimed that she was not qualified for 
							the position. The recall effort failed to gather 
							enough signatures to make the ballot. However, as of 
							August 2016, Douglas's approval rating was just 16 
							percent. In 2018, Douglas removed evolution from the 
							Arizona state education standards. |  |  
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																	| Arizona 
																	Education 
																	Official To 
																	Parents: 
																	Take Your 
																	Children Out 
																	Of Public 
																	Schools |  
																	| *Please 
																	note: At the 
																	time of this 
																	article Diane 
																	Douglas had 
																	not been an 
																	"Arizona 
																	Education 
																	Official" in 
																	quite some 
																	time. |  
																	| Mar. 4, 2020 |  
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																	| Online Hoax 
																	Sends Diane 
																	Douglas On 'Pedephilia' 
																	Rant Against 
																	Arizona 
																	Officials |  
																	| Jul. 4, 2019 |  
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																	| Douglas 
																	Decries 
																	Ruling 
																	Declaring 
																	Ethnic 
																	Studies Ban 
																	Unconstitutional |  
																	| "The state's 
																	top 
																	education 
																	official 
																	wants to 
																	salvage at 
																	least some 
																	of a law 
																	banning 
																	"ethnic 
																	studies'' 
																	that was 
																	struck down 
																	as 
																	unconstitutional 
																	by a federal 
																	judge." |  
																	| Sep. 27, 
																	2018 |  
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																	| Diane 
																	Douglas Is 
																	Still After 
																	#RedforEd 
																	Teachers For 
																	Possible 
																	'Irreparable 
																	Damage' To 
																	Kids |  
																	| Jun. 27, 
																	2018 |  
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																	| Board Of 
																	Education 
																	Drops 
																	Discussion 
																	About 
																	Punishing #RedForEd 
																	Teachers 
																	Over Walkout |  
																	| "the 
																	item was 
																	included in 
																	Monday’s 
																	agenda at 
																	the request 
																	of state Superintendent Diane 
																	Douglas, 
																	a staunch 
																	critic of 
																	the #RedForEd 
																	walkout." |  
																	| Jun. 22, 
																	2018 |  
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																	| Punish 
																	#RedforEd 
																	Teachers? Is 
																	State School 
																	Board 
																	Insane? |  
																	| "This 
																	has the 
																	distinct 
																	odor of eau 
																	de Diane 
																	Douglas who 
																	in April 
																	pitched a 
																	fit, warning 
																	teachers 
																	they’d 
																	better not 
																	strike." |  
																	| Jun. 21, 
																	2018 |  
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																	| Schools 
																	Chief Debate 
																	Centers On 
																	Teaching Of 
																	Intelligent 
																	Design |  
																	| Jun. 21, 
																	2018 |  
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																	| Diane 
																	Douglas 
																	Seeks 
																	Removal Of 
																	Evolution 
																	From Arizona 
																	High School 
																	Curriculum |  
																	| May 22, 2018 |  
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																	| Arizona 
																	Schools 
																	Chief Diane 
																	Douglas 
																	Threatens 
																	Teachers 
																	Over Strike, 
																	Says It's 
																	'Not Legal' |  
																	| Apr. 24, 
																	2018 |  
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																	| Diane 
																	Douglas: 
																	What's Prop. 
																	305? Really, 
																	Superintendent? |  
																	| Sep. 14, 
																	2017 |  
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																	| Arizona 
																	Board Of 
																	Education 
																	President 
																	Abruptly 
																	Resigns, 
																	Cites Feud 
																	With Diane 
																	Douglas |  
																	| Aug. 17, 
																	2016 |  
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																	| Senate 
																	Sticks It To 
																	Diane 
																	Douglas |  
																	| Feb. 24, 
																	2016 |  
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																	| Arizona 
																	Board Of 
																	Education 
																	Votes To Sue 
																	Diane 
																	Douglas |  
																	| Sept. 15, 
																	2015 |  
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																	| Diane 
																	Douglas 
																	Recall 
																	Petition 
																	Filed; Now 
																	Her 
																	Opponents 
																	Need 360,000 
																	Signatures |  
																	| Sept. 1, 
																	2015 |  
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																	| About That 
																	"Shadow 
																	Faction Of 
																	Charter 
																	School 
																	Operators" 
																	Diane 
																	Douglas 
																	Talked About |  
																	| Feb. 18, 
																	2015 |  
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																	| For Diane 
																	Douglas, 
																	It’s Always 
																	"I before 
																	E": 
																	"Ideology 
																	Before 
																	Education" |  
																	| Oct. 28, 
																	2014 |  
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																				| Center for Arizona Policy |  
																				| 2014 Candidate Questionnaire |  
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																				| Position Sought: Superintendent of Public Instruction |  
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																							| Question 9: Arizona’s voter-approved constitutional definition of marriage should be defended to the fullest extent legally possible. |  
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																							| Candidates' Position: Support |  
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																							| Question 11: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in antidiscrimination law. |  
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																							| Candidates' Position: Oppose |  
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																							| Question 15: Protecting individuals and businesses from being required to provide services or use their artistic expression in a manner that violates their moral or religious beliefs.* |  
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																							| Candidates' Position: Support |  
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																							| * Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |  
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																				| Center for Arizona Policy |  
																				| 2010 Survey Questions For Arizona And County Candidates |  
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																				| Position Sought: State Representative LD-9 |  
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																							| Question 9: Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. |  
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																							| Candidates' Position: Support |  
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																							| Question 12: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in nondiscrimination law. |  
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																							| Candidates' Position: Oppose |  
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																							| Question 15: Protecting professionals from being required to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.* |  
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																							| Candidates' Position: Support |  
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																							| * Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |  
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