Debbie Critchfield
Debbie Critchfield is an Idaho politician. She is the superintendent of public instruction of Idaho, first elected to the position in 2022. Critchfield was previously the president of the Idaho State Board of Education. She is a member of the Republican Party. Biography 
Critchfield was born on April 9, 1970. She was raised in San Diego, California, and attended Brigham Young University, earning a Bachelor of Arts. She married Dave Critchfield, a native of Oakley, Idaho, and moved to Idaho with him, where they raised four children in Cassia County. Career 
In Oakley, Critchfield worked as a substitute teacher for six years. She won a seat on the school board and served for ten years, including five as chair. Governor of Idaho Butch Otter appointed her to the state board of education in 2014. She served as the president of the board from 2019 to 2021. Critchfield ran for superintendent of public instruction in the 2022 elections. She won the primary election in May, defeating Branden Durst and Sherri Ybarra, the incumbent superintendent. She won the general election against Terry Gilbert, the Democratic Party nominee. References 

1970 births
Idaho politicians
People from Ogden, Utah
Living people
Brigham Young University alumni