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Schrecongost letter: Elect Steve Berch

If you want to know whether your legislators really represent you, look at what they do, not what they say — especially in an election year.

Rep. Lynn Luker says he wants to strengthen education, but he’s consistently voted to cut school funding — a whopping 23 percent over 10 years. Of the 50 states, only Arizona has cut more.

But have your taxes and your rent gone down? No — they’ve gone up. What’s going on here?

If you care about quality schools and are tired of seeing your property taxes go up, vote for Steve Berch in District 15.

Barbara Schrecongost, Boise

This story was originally published November 5, 2016 at 11:33 PM with the headline "Schrecongost letter: Elect Steve Berch."

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