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Mandy McClure

Director of Communications at The Harkin Institute, former U.S. Department of Labor communications official and Iowa Democratic Party communications director

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APPEARANCES

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PODCASTS

Aug 22, 2026

Offline with Jon Favreau

Offline with Jon Favreau

Texas: "Is This The Year?"

Aug 22 · 27m

Jennifer PalmieriHOST

16:24

Your term ended in 2021.

Mandy McClureGUEST

16:27

Yeah.

Mandy McClureGUEST

16:27

I think really for, for our district, as well as many other districts, COVID opened the door to the very far right.

Errin HainesHOST

18:34

So you feel like it's not about making the public schools better, they're-

Mandy McClureGUEST

18:37

No.

Mandy McClureGUEST

18:38

I think we're 47th in the nation, Texas, for funding for stu- we're severely underfunded.

Texas: "Is This The Year?"

Jul 27 · 24m

Jennifer PalmieriHOST

15:19

Your term ended in 2021.

Mandy McClureGUEST

15:21

Yeah.

Mandy McClureGUEST

15:22

I think really for, for our district, as well as many other districts, COVID opened the door to the very far right.

Jennifer PalmieriHOST

17:29

So you feel like it's not about making the public schools better, they're...

Mandy McClureGUEST

17:32

No.

Mandy McClureGUEST

17:33

I think we're 47th in the nation, Texas, for funding for students.

Mandy McClureGUEST

17:36

We're severely underfunded.