Laredo Teachers endorse Radnofsky for Senator

Barbara Radnofsky (photo)
Texas Senatorial candidate

The Laredo TSTA/NEA announced its endorsement of Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Barbara Ann Radnofsky this week.

Mario Zaragoza, legislative director for Laredo TSTA/NEA said, “Barbara Ann is our choice to be the next senator from Texas. She is standing up for our public schools, teachers, and children.

"We are honored that Barbara Ann promotes our educational goals. She will make the difference in providing a better education system.”

Radnofsky responded saying, “I am honored to have received the endorsement from the Laredo TSTA/NEA through Mario Zaragoza, an exemplary educator with experience in education policies. They know that I will fight for Texas public schools, teachers and children.”

Radnofsky supports the Social Security Fairness Act to protect teachers, funding for Upward Bound and Head Start to reduce the dropout rate, and peer mediation programs to reduce school violence.

Radnofsky has pledged to fight cuts in Pell grants and student loans, and to fight her opponent’s efforts to tax families’ and children’s use of the Internet.

Radnofsky views vouchers as a divisive mechanism, using our taxpayer funded dollars and giving up all accountability for how they are spent. Radnofsky continued, “I will work to provide the children of Texas with a first class education.”

In addition to receiving the endorsement of the Laredo TSTA/NEA, Radnofsky has been endorsed by the Texas Federation of Teachers/American Federation of Teachers.

Mother of three, wife, volunteer teacher, mediator, and practicing lawyer for 27 years, Radnofsky is a professional problem solver. She entered the University of Houston at age 16 on a National Merit 4-year academic scholarship and graduated magna cum laude.

She graduated with honors from the University of Texas School of Law in 1979.