People are filtering in for tonight's debate, the first of the "Idaho Debates" this fall and the big face-off between the candidates for state Superintendent of Public Instruction. Here, reporter panelists and moderator Thanh Tan, left, of Idaho Public Television, get set up. Here's a look at the two candidates:

Tom Luna, 51
Republican
Bio: Incumbent superintendent, elected in 2006; senior adviser to U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige, 2003 to 2005; businessman, owner of Scales Unlimited; served seven years on Nampa, Idaho school board, including three years as chairman; attended Ricks College and Boise State University; online bachelor's degree from Thomas Edison University in liberal arts with focus in measurement science, 2002; married, six children, five grandchildren.
Campaign promises: “My goal is to continue to change the culture of education to a customer driven system where we make decisions based on the customers of education and not what’s best and most comfortable for the bureaucracy of education.  Idaho is now recognized as a leader in student achievement, and my commitment is to continue to fight for the resources and reforms to keep student achievement moving forward.”

Stan Olson, 60
Democrat
Bio: Boise School District superintendent, 2002 to retirement on June 30 of this year; education career started as teacher and coach in 1971, included administrative posts in Michigan and Wyoming before Idaho; doctorate degree in educational leadership, Western Michigan University, 1983; master's degree in education, Eastern Michigan University, 1977; bachelor's degree in education, Central Michigan University, 1970; married, two children, two grandchildren
Campaign promises: "Forty years of educational experience has taught me that collaboration with parents, legislators, students, educators, and business leaders to build a strategic plan is the best way to help every student in Idaho succeed. I promise to cultivate such relationships to produce verifiable educational results, guarantee adequate funding for top priorities, ensure post-secondary readiness, and focus on educational success for all children, not on political ideology."