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Teresa Leyba Ruiz

Teresa Leyba Ruiz

D · Arizona · 2026

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Superintendent Of Public InstructionArizona · 2026
Top priorities
  • Restore trust in educators and rebuild the teacher pipeline
  • Audit and add transparency to the ESA voucher program
  • Increase state funding for public schools

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Biography

Teresa Leyba Ruiz is the Democratic nominee for Arizona superintendent of public instruction and a former president of Glendale Community College with more than three decades in education. Her campaign emphasizes restoring trust in educators, oversight of the ESA voucher program, and stronger public-school funding.

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