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POLITICS ELECTION 2016
Teachers Union Head Brings Political Clout to Bear for Hillary Clinton
National Education Association chief Lily Eskelsen García takes campaign to defeat Republican nominee Donald Trump personally
By Brody Mullins and Melanie Trottman
Oct. 28, 2016 5:30 am ET
PHILADELPHIA—Lily Eskelsen García, the president of the National Education Association, is using her union’s vast campaign machine to wage a personal fight against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
As a Hispanic married to a Mexican citizen, she was insulted by his derogatory comments about Mexican immigrants. As the daughter of a U.S. Army veteran, she was upset by Mr. Trump’s criticism of the parents of a Muslim veteran killed in Afghanistan. And, as a woman, she was offended by Mr. Trump’s comments about how...
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