Background
Mead was born on September 6, 1961 in Torrington, Connecticut.
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Slade Mead
Slade Mead is a former Arizona State Senator and is Republican turned Democrat who was challenging Tom Horne to be the next Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, which is the head of the state"s education department.
Education
Mead graduated from Taft School, studied at Yale University, where he was a member of Wolf"s Head Society and, for a year in between his undergraduate and law school education, taught high school as well.
Career
As a result of his daughter's disorder, Slade became involved in her school, which then evolved into a seat on his local site council and finally a seat on the Kyrene School Board. While on the Kyrene School Board, Mead became "frustrated and dismayed' by the state's funding of their public schools. He then became frustrated with his State Senator, Lori Daniels, who seemed 'indifferent to the situation'.
He decided to run against her.
Mead managed to defeat Daniels in the Republican primary, and took her senate seat for District 20. He was Vice-Chairman of the Education Committee, and sat on the Appropriations and Government Committees as well.
In 2003, A fight ensued over the Grand Old Party"s proposed budget. Mead eventually sided with the Democrats, citing a lack of funding for public education.
This event resulted in Mead"s exile from the party, and in 2004 State Representative John Huppenthal challenged him in the primary.
After a bitterly fought campaign in which he was outspent, Mead lost. His campaign for Superintendent began there, but he was defeated in the September 12th primary by Teach for America"s Jason Williams in an upset. His political future is uncertain.
He is currently the college placement officer at the Trinity-Pawling Preparatory School in Pawling, New New York
Achievements
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Slade Mead has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.
Connections
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