Gwen Graham, FEA ride school bus toward primary finish line
Gwen Graham campaigns with FEA leaders

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As her opponent travel the state in campaign buses, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham spent most of her weekend in a yellow dog.

Graham campaigned in South Florida Saturday via a school bus with an “Educators for Graham” banner on the side as she visited early voting locations in advance of the Aug. 28 Democratic primary. Graham rode with Florida Education Association President Joanne McCall and a host of other education and political leaders.

The FEA in June endorsed Graham as its choice for Governor, and spent the weekend educating voters as to why. Graham for her part lists the support of educators as a critical constituency.

“As students head back to school this month, I’m asking voters to join us at the polls in support of our campaign and public education,” Graham said. “I’m honored to have the support of educators and school staff across the state, and, as governor, my top priority will be to support our public schools.”

Graham took her bus tour to early voting locations in Democratic bastions of the state. She started Saturday at the Palm Beach Supervisor of Elections office in West Palm Beach, then stopped to pick up more votes at the Miami Lakes Community Center then finally ended the route at the Miramar Branch Library.

A famous parent also rode the bus, as former Sen. and Gov. Bob Graham rode with the campaign aiming to elect his daughter Florida’s first female governor.

McCall wasn’t the only top teacher in the state vouching for Graham on the trail. FEA Secretary-Treasurer Luke Flynt and a group of educators also campaigned with Graham.

Of course, educators aren’t backing Graham at the expense of other Democrats. The Red for Education Teacher Rally, taking place from 2 to 4 p.m. today in Miami Gardens, has announced all five major Democratic candidates for governor — Graham, Andrew Gillum, Jeff Greene, Philip Levine and Chris King — will be in attendance.

Jacob Ogles

Jacob Ogles has covered politics in Florida since 2000 for regional outlets including SRQ Magazine in Sarasota, The News-Press in Fort Myers and The Daily Commercial in Leesburg. His work has appeared nationally in The Advocate, Wired and other publications. Events like SRQ’s Where The Votes Are workshops made Ogles one of Southwest Florida’s most respected political analysts, and outlets like WWSB ABC 7 and WSRQ Sarasota have featured his insights. He can be reached at [email protected].



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