RELEASE: Former Arizona Governor to speak at Idaho capitol on opening day of session, followed by major announcement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 12, 2024

BOISE – Mountain States Policy Center – the region’s leading free market think tank – announced today that former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey will speak at MSPC’s Education Choice Policy Forum at the Idaho state capitol on the first day of the 2025 legislative session.

The event will take place in the Lincoln Auditorium at the Idaho state capitol on Monday, January 6, from 9:00-11:00am, and will be followed by a major legislative announcement and news conference.

“We are delighted to be able to showcase Governor Ducey’s work, which has helped improve the lives of millions of children in Arizona,” MSPC President Chris Cargill said.

Governor Ducey, who served at Arizona’s 23rd governor, was the leading voice on education choice in the Grand Canyon State. He is known for pioneering Education Scholarship Accounts and universal school choice – providing every family with the opportunity to have their student attend whatever school is best for them. As the Hill reported, Arizona’s program “has become the standard that school choice advocates argue other states need to emulate.”

Conservative Columnist George Will described Ducey, the former CEO of Cold Stone Creamery, as the “most successful 21st century governor.”

MSPC’s 2025 Education Choice Policy Forum is open to the public and is free to attend. You can register for the event here.