VA-GOV: Winsome Earle-Sears (R) Takes $40K from Anti-Public School DeVos Family
Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican candidate for governor of Virginia, has accepted $40,000 in donations from former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and her family.
DeVos, who served in the first Trump administration, has dedicated her career to defunding and dismantling public schools. She is the wife of former Amway CEO Dick DeVos and the daughter of deceased billionaire Edgar Prince, both of whom have pushed for far-right causes, including union busting and abortion bans.
“[DeVos] has worked against the best interests of public schools,” the National Education Association said in 2020. “From proposing funding cuts to promoting privatization to rolling back protections for vulnerable children, she has ignored the voices of educators across the country about what students need.”
According to a campaign finance report filed last month, DeVos personally contributed $5,000 to Earle-Sears’ campaign. The campaign also received $5,000 from DeVos’ husband in May.
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