Weston Questions Cox Campaign Time

Republican State Chairman Dave Weston said today that Democrat state superintendent
candidate John Cox has been present at more than 100 campaign events during school time, and questions if he has earned his “$183,000” compensation package while campaigning.

“John Cox has campaigned continuously for the last year for state superintendent, which has pulled him away from his responsibilities to Peggs Public Schools. It begs the question: What is he getting paid for?,” Weston said.

The state GOP chair said since Cox has not yet responded to an open records request, “we have no way of knowing the nature of his compensation above and beyond the $183,000 package we have recently discovered,” Weston said.

Reps. Todd Thomsen and Lee Denney recently questioned why Cox was paid “nearly twice the state average for administrators,” but the two lawmakers had listed $141,000 as the salary.
Weston claims that after reviewing the contract, the package is closer to $183,000 when counting benefits and retirement contributions. In defense of his salary, Cox has said he performs
multiple jobs in his duties at the K-8 school.


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  1. Vernon Woods, 23 October, 2014

    I’ll bet Cox is a big supporter of the income tax cut – he’ll probably vote for Mary..

  2. Ray, 24 October, 2014

    Where was Weston when Janet Barresi did the same thing as State School Superintendent? She spent a great deal of time campaigning and not doing her job!

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