Shiry Sapir /Photo courtesy of the candidate
By Yana Kunichoff | Arizona Republic
Shiry Sapir is running as one of three Republican candidates in the primary for superintendent of public Instruction.
Until officials around the country closed schools to avoid the spread of COVID-19 in March 2020, Shiry Sapir said she had not thought much about running for office. But the school closures and debate over mask mandates built an anger in the Scottsdale-based real estate broker and investor.
“That kind of ignited something in me, to try and fix this for a lot of other families who didn’t have a choice,” said Sapir, who moved her children to private school after their public school closed during the pandemic.
“I never thought I would run for political office, but I think we see a lot of our mama bears around the nation running for school boards.”
Sapir is running as one of three Republican candidates in the primary for superintendent of public Instruction. Before working in real estate in Arizona, Sapir said she served in the Israeli military, helping return the remains of missing soldiers to their families.
