Sherri Ybarra
A candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Idaho in the 2014 Nov. 4 Idaho General Election
Party: Republican
City: Mountain Home, Idaho
Occupation: Mountain Home School District school administrator
Curriculum director and federal programs director for the Mountain Home School District. She has a master’s and is working toward a doctorate in education. Ybarra taught school in Mountain Home for 11 years before becoming a vice principal and then a principal; she’s in her second year in her current administrative position with the district. Has struggled with a series of gaffes during the campaign, from a campaign website that copied Jones’ to mistakenly identifying a former primary rival as a backer; she says she’s “not a polished politician.”
Contact information
- Web: ybarraforidaho.com
Race Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Sherri Ybarra (R) | 216,961 | 50.67% |
| Jana Jones (D) | 211,246 | 49.33% |
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