Kimberly Yee

Kimberly Yee is a candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction Arizona Primary Election in 2026 in Statewide, Arizona.

Incumbent Arizona State Treasurer in Phoenix, AZ

Also running: Tom Horne, Michael Butts, Brett Newby, Teresa Ruiz.

Kimberly Yee, the incumbent Arizona State Treasurer, is seeking the Republican nomination for Superintendent of Public Instruction in the 2026 primary election. Term-limited from running for Treasurer again, Yee announced her candidacy on May 28. She is challenging incumbent Tom Horne, criticizing his department's school voucher program as "complete chaos" and "executive overreach full of bureaucratic red tape." Yee advocates for partnering with parents to protect educational opportunities, strengthening school choice, and restoring competence to the Department of Education. She emphasizes her pro-school choice and pro-academic achievement stance, and denies claims of backing DEI. Yee made history as the first Asian American woman elected to Arizona's state legislature (2010-2018) and the first Asian American elected to statewide office (Treasurer since 2018).