Kimberly Yee says Tom Horne’s voucher program is ‘complete chaos.’ Horne says Yee backed DEI.

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: May 15, 2026

Words: 1,235

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne and his challenger in the Republican primary, Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee, came out swinging during a Arizona Clean Elections Commission debate on Thursday.

Yee accused Horne of heading a department whose school voucher program was “complete chaos,” while Horne alleged that Yee wanted to allow parents to purchase Rolex watches with taxpayer money — and that she was part of a diversity, equity and inclusion committee.

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