Retired high school principal

George Pickup is the Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 70, challenging Republican incumbent Norlin Mommsen¹. He spent 38 years in public education, 21 as a high school social studies teacher and 17 in administration, retiring in 2024 as principal of Central DeWitt High School². He was chief negotiator for two school districts and lists restoring collective bargaining, public education funding and property tax relief among his priorities²³.

Where they stand 1 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• School choiceNo, keep public money in traditional public schoolsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says to end school voucher schemes that hurt rural public schools. source
  • His campaign site says public dollars should support public schools. source

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