HeraldNet: Skip Priest won't go for schools chief



RECENT POSTS:
• UPDATE: Paine Field e-mail revealed July 23 • Paine Field fight soars with new e-mail July 23 • First a bus, now a boat for Gregoire July 22 • Bart posse is broke, Larsen is raking in the money July 22 • Ferries getting no bids so far July 21

Archives:



LINKS:
Local • Island County • Snohomish County State • Governor • Legislature • Secretary of State U.S. • House of Representatives • Senate • White House Useful Resources • Federal Election Commission • Public Disclosure Commission • Thomas (federal legislation tracking) • TVW

RECENT COLUMNS:
• Fears fed first in race for governor July 20 • Snohomish County talks big but can't ban flights July 13 • Replacing Sonics falls to Olympia July 6 • 14,167 words on Boeing's behalf June 29


ADVERTISEMENT <script language=JavaScript src="http://ads.heraldnet.com/servlet/ajrotator/169233/0/vj?z=heraldnet&ct=122081&dim=169231&abr=$scriptiniframe"></script><noscript><a href="http://ads.heraldnet.com/servlet/ajrotator/169233/0/cc?z=heraldnet"><img src="http://ads.heraldnet.com/servlet/ajrotator/169233/0/vc?z=heraldnet&ct=122081&dim=169231&abr=$imginiframe" width="160" height="600" border="0"></a></noscript>

The Petri Dish

April 14, 2008

Skip Priest won't go for schools chief

Posted at 7:32 pm by Jerry Cornfield

Scratch Rep. Skip Priest from the list of possible challengers to Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson.

"I'm not running," the Federal Way Republican told me late Monday afternoon.

I wouldn't usually write about non-candidates but Priest had been giving serious thought to going for it. He's been pretty vocal on education in the Legislature so it would have made for a very intriguing match-up.

State Sen. Jim Kastama, D-Puyallup, has been courted pretty hard too by
Bergeson critics. He has even hinted publicly he might run.

We'll have to wait and see.

READER COMMENTS
Click here to see all The Petri Dish comments
Log in or register to post new comment \| Log out

Candidate for OSPI
There is already an excellent candidate running for OSPI. His name is Dr. Rich Semler, the current superintendent of the Richland School District. Dr. Semler fully understands our math WASL mess and has a very good plan to fix it. He will bring back financial integrity to OSPI and he will revise the WASL exam so it actually tests mathematics. There are no other candidates on the horizon with his experience, proven ability, and full understanding of what it takes to straighten this state out.
Bob Dean | Apr 15, 2008 11:43 am | 0 replies | View all | Post reply | Request removal

Return to The Petri Dish

TODAY'S TOP JOBS

View All Top Jobs

>> view all top homes

>> view all homes

<script language=JavaScript src="http://ads.heraldnet.com/servlet/ajrotator/105699/0/vj?z=heraldnet&dim=100749&abr=$scriptiniframe"></script><noscript><a href="http://ads.heraldnet.com/servlet/ajrotator/105699/0/cc?z=heraldnet"><img src="http://ads.heraldnet.com/servlet/ajrotator/105699/0/vc?z=heraldnet&dim=100749&abr=$imginiframe" width="728" height="90" border="0"></a></noscript>
\|Contact Us \|Advertiser Services \|Home Delivery \|Newsstand Locations \|Classifieds \|Feedback \|About the Company \|Work@the Herald \|Site Map	© 2008 The Daily Herald Co., Everett, WA.