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| Date: From: Subject: | 8/4/2006 9:20:12 AM Home School Legal Defense Association Wyoming--Help Preserve Homeschool Freedom! |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Wyoming--Help Preserve Homeschool Freedom! Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: The Wyoming primaries will be held on Tuesday, August 22. Most of the incumbent legislators have gotten to know the homeschooling community over the years, but there are a lot of new candidates who may never have met a homeschooler. You have the perfect opportunity, over the next few weeks, to present homeschooling to them in a positive light. If these candidates get to know your family before they get elected, they'll be better prepared to protect your liberty after Election Day. The Wyoming Family Coalition sent a questionnaire to each candidate for the Wyoming House and Senate and posted the results at http://www.wyfamily.org/vote.asp. HSLDA has sorted through these results to find the candidates who say they want to impose mandatory testing on homeschoolers. We encourage you to contact such candidates in your local area to find out why they want to impose new requirements on families that are producing solid educational results without costing the taxpayers anything. Candidates who support testing homeschoolers include: HD21 (R) Robert McKim, Afton (307) 885-3733 dynopup@hotmail.com HD40 (R) Mike Madden, Buffalo (307) 684-9356 madden@wyoming.com HD37 (R) Nick Mandis, Casper (307) 262-3863 nickmandis@msn.com HD41 (D) Ken A. Esquibel, Cheyenne (307) 630-6096 kenesqdem41@peoplepc.com SD05 (R) John C. Bishop, Cheyenne (307) 778-0579 NONE SD05 (R) Larry Shippy, Cheyenne (307) 634-0706 shippyhome@bresnan.net HD07 (R) Dick Atkins, Cheyenne (307) 638-8017 datkins@wslc.com HD11 (R) Roman Hildt, Cheyenne (307) 630-9472 roman@roman4wyoming.com HD44 (R) David McCleary, Cheyenne (307) 214-5918 NONE SD19 (R) R. Ray Peterson, Cowley (307) 548-6405 ray@officeshopinc.com HD47 (R) "Jeb" Steward, Encampment (307) 327-5116 NONE HD32 (D) Duffy Jenniges, Gillette (307) 686-2623 aaduffy@vcn.com HD32 (R) Timothy P. Hallinan, Gillette (307) 686-6542 tphallinan@bresnan.net HD20 (R) Kathy Davison, Kemmerer (307) 877-6483 NONE SD03 (D) "Sherri" Lovercheck, Lagrange (307) 834-2492, sherri@beartracts.com HD05 (R) Matt Teeters Lingle (307) 534-6772 teeters4house@hotmail.com HD26 (R) Elaine D. Harvey, Lovell (307) 548-7866 harvey00@tctwest.net HD18 (R) Allen Jaggi, Lyman (307) 786-2817 jaggia@union-tel.com HD19 (R) Owen Petersen, Mtn. View (307) 782-6378 opetersen@wyoming.com HD15 (R) Bob Taylor, Rawlins (307) 324-6419 bobtaylor@whataboutbobtaylor.com HD18 (R) Jim Geeting, Rock Springs (307) 321-1333 jim@jimgeeting.com SD03 (D) Chris Shoults, Torrington (307) 534-5708 cshoults@netcommander.com SD03 (R) Lloyd W. Peterson, Torrington (307) 532-2586 folks@prairieweb.com HD05 (R) Jeff Marsh, Torrington (307) 532-7919 jsmarsh@ft.newyorklife.com There is some encouraging news, however--a number of candidates expressed their firm opposition to any such testing. Feel free to email them (whether you are in their district or not!) to thank them for their support. Candidates who oppose homeschool testing include: HD10 (D) Jana H. Ginter, Carpenter (307) 649-2422 ginternetj@purecode.com SD27 (R) John Barrasso, Casper (307) 577-1542 barrasso@wyoming.com SD29 (R) Drew A. Perkins, Casper (307) 234-1274 dap@wylaw.net HD38 (R) Bob Brechtel, Casper (307) 237-3174 bbrechtel@house.wyoming.com HD12 (R) Amy L. Edmonds, Cheyenne (307) 632-5139 edmondsforhouse@msn.com HD12 (R) Dino Moncecchi, Cheyenne (307) 634-6957 sparmgmt@sisna.com HD47 (D) Bob Jackson, Encampment (307) 327-5123 BJackson1352003@yahoo.com SD17 (R) Peter Moyer, Jackson (307) 733-7795 pmoyer@wyoming.com SD03 (R) Curt Meier, Lagrange (307) 834-2447 cmeier@actcom.net HD05 (R) Roseanna Davison, Lingle (307) 837-2955 rdavison@plt2.k12.wy.us HD01 (R) Mark A. Semlek, Moorcroft (307) 756-9294 msemlek@wyoming.com HD10 (R) "Pete" Anderson, Pine Bluffs (307) 245-3489 randerso@wyoming.com HD29 (R) Jerry Iekel, Sheridan (307) 672-2057 jiekel@wyoming.com HD28 (R) Lorraine Quarberg, Thermopolis (307) 864-2221 lq@wyoming.com HD03 (R) Deborah Alden, Wheatland (307) 322-9187 NONE HD52 (R) Calvin Twiford, Wright (307) 464-0534 ctwiford@vcn.com Remember--just one or two phone calls before the primary can change a candidate's attitude completely. Polls show that most people now support the right to homeschool, but the average American thinks they ought to take the same tests as children in the public schools. The problem with that reasoning, however, is that the public schools are tested to find out whether our tax dollars are being spent wisely. Homeschoolers don't depend on taxes, so they don't deserve tests! Homeschooling families that aren't asking for government dollars don't need government strings. Most candidates for the Legislature can understand this reasoning if you take the time to explain it to them. Sincerely, Scott Somerville HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Can you look at the clouds and tell the direction of the wind? An interesting phenomenon of wind is that it can blow in multiple directions at the same time, at different heights from the ground. But usually there is a prevailing wind. HSLDA watches the gusts and monitors the prevailing trends of change in the legal climate of home education. So no matter which way the wind is blowing, we're there to protect your family. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1938 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. 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