LINCOLN- The former Secretary of Education under Trump, Betsy Devos, gave $710,000 in Nebraska legislative races. Betsy and her husband donated $3.25 of $3.3 million dollars to the American Federation for Children, a national school choice group sent to Nebraska. The American Federation for Children advocates for charter schools, vouchers and tax credit scholarships for private schools.

Lauren Garcia, who directs the Nebraska Federation of Children, said her group and its national organization are pushing for more options for students in Nebraska. She said the federation fights teachers unions that want “to protect their education monopoly.” The Nebraska Federation for Children spent more than $800,000 on nine legislative races during the 2022 election cycle, including the $710,000 sent from the national group.

The group spent $119,000 to help State Sen. Brad von Gillern of Omaha win his race against Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek. It spent $57,000 to help State Sen. Kathleen Kauth of Omaha win and $115,000 against Kauth’s opponent, Tim Royers. $124,000 was spent against State Sen. George Dungan of Lincoln and $64,000 to boost his opponent, Russ Barger. And it spent $54,000 against legislative candidate Angie Lauritsen in Sarpy County, who lost to State Sen. Rick Holdcroft.

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