Thomas "Tom" Luna is the current Superintendent of Public Instruction in Idaho, sworn in on January 1, 2007. Before being elected to this position, he served on the Nampa School Board for seven years, three as chairman, and on the Idaho Achievement Standards Commission and Idaho Assessment and Accountability Commission. From 2003 to 2005 Luna worked for the U.S. Department of Education

United States Department of Education

The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...

. He is president of Scales Unlimited, Inc.

Personal life

Luna moved to Idaho

Idaho

Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....

 to attend college at Ricks College, in 1981, later attending Boise State University

Boise State University

Boise State University is a public university located in Boise, Idaho. Originally founded in 1932 as a junior college by the Episcopal Church, the university became an independent institution in 1934, and has been awarding baccalaureate and master degrees since 1965...

. He graduated from Thomas Edison State College

Thomas Edison State College

Thomas Edison State College is a public institution of higher education located in Trenton, New Jersey. One of New Jersey's 12 public universities and colleges, Thomas Edison State College offers degrees at the undergraduate and graduate level....

in 2002 with a degree in liberal arts with an emphasis in measurement science.

He has six children with his wife Cindy.