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Montana Cowgirl has the story, and an eye-popping one it is. The education committee’s chair is 23-year-old home schooled and home school advocate Sarah Laszloffy, daughter of the foundation’s leader, Jeff Laszloffy. Her vice chair is Debra Lamm, a former foundation employee beginning her first term in the legislature.
The committee has legislators far better qualified to serve as chair and vice chair. Laszloffy and Lamm were chosen to make a point, to tell the public and the Bullock administration that there will be efforts to return public education to the Three Rs, and to get rid of sex education programs that the family foundation and others believe promote homosexuality and promiscuity.
These are the same reactionary sectarians who defeated Sen. Carmine Mowbray (R-Polson), and almost defeated Sen. Bruce Tutvedt (R-Kalispell), in the 2012 primary.
One has to go back to the 2007 legislative session and education chair Rick Jore to find an education committee chair so ill fitted for the position.