LONG TIME REPUBLICAN STATE SENATOR SUE WILSON BEFFORT IS RETIRING. BEFFORT HAS SERVED IN THE SENATE SINCE 1997. SHE TELLS US THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR HER TO MOVE ON. WILSON-BEFFORT SAYS SHE’S PROUD OF VARIOUS PIECES OF LEGISLATION DEALING WITH EDUCATION. SHE SAYS ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES CAME WITH THE BILL SHE PUT ON IN THE SENATE FOR FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN.
BEFFORT WILL STAY ON THE JOB UNTIL HER CURRENT TERM ENDS IN DECEMBER. SHE REPRESENTED SENATE DISTRICT 19 WHICH INCLUDES THE FOUR HILLS AREA AND THE EAST MOUNTAINS.