Jane Cunningham's Political Analysis For All Children Matter

Below is an email from Rep. Jane Cunningham to the Michigan-based Political Director of All Children Matter.

I am sure you will find her analysis interesting.

----- Original Message -----

From: JaneCunningham@redacted

To: Chad Goote

Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 5:45 PM

Subject: Re: Missouri Primary

Chad,

Thanks for the thorough report.
Rodney Hubbard truly is a hero.

I was sorry about the 4th Senatorial. I like
Derio Gambero a lot. We worked together on school choice
when the Democrats were in control. Yaphett El-Amin was
more with us than you all may have realized. Her husband should be an
asset next session.

Let me know if you need some insight into specific
candidates or assistance in deciding who to support.

Ed Robb is critical from an
education and budget perspective. Scott Muschany will
likely be coming on the Ed Committee and potentially he will be the
next chair if he does not get elected to leadership. Rick
Stream over Jane Bogetto is another critical race because he could
potentially take Senator Gibbons place in 2 years.....a
lot at stake there for all of St. Louis County. Dwight
Scharnhorst is looking really good. I've been in some private
meetings where he came on strong for the scholarship charity
proposal in front of NEA types.

Jerry Nolte has taken some pretty
brave steps for us in a risky district. Others may be Rex
Rector, Jim Lembke, Therese Sander,
Marilyn Ruestman, Tim Flook, Bob
Behnen in the Senate and Victor Calahan if he has a race, maybe the
fellow running against Sara Lampe if he has a chance. You have the surveys
on the new guys. Sara will be effective against us and she is growing for
the Senate where she can filibuster. An NEA teacher is running hard
against me. I think I'm going to be OK in a Republican area, but it could
get ugly.

I have noticed that on the Citizens for Educational
Freedom and MO Catholic Conference surveys, some reps are not being
truthful. One is Connie Johnson who said she was for
vouchers and has actively worked against them and was instrumental if
overthrowing Ted Hoskins and Rodney Hubbard from their Black Caucus Leadership
positions.

Feel free to check any of these with
me. My office will be putting together a cross reference of
questionnaire responses as we have in the past and matching with voting record
from the 05 session.

Jane Cunningham

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