Kelly Hayes
Rep. Nick DiCeglie is honing in on education in his new Senate campaign ad right as Florida kids head back to school.
In the 30-second digital ad, titled “Every Child Deserves a Great Education,” DiCeglie highlights his legislative achievements in education, including support for school choice and teacher raises.
“I believe every child deserves a good education. That’s why I fought for historic teacher pay raises, enhanced school safety measures, and more school choice to opportunity scholarships,” DiCeglie says in the ad, where he’s shown in a classroom teaching children about civics.
The lawmaker also hit on several of his education platforms in the clip, including improving access to technical and vocational training.
“In the state Senate, I’ll fight for more technical and vocational training opportunities in our public schools, because not every good career should require a college degree. Every child deserves a good education. And that starts with us,” he says.
DiCeglie, an outgoing Representative, is running to succeed Sen. Jeff Brandes in Senate District 18, which covers west Pinellas County. DiCeglie was first elected to the House in the House District 66 in 2018. He was re-elected in 2020.
DiCeglie is the owner and proprietor of his family business, Solar Sanitation. He’s earned endorsements from Sen. Ed Hooper and the Florida Police Benevolent Association.
DiCeglie faces Democratic challenger Eunic Ortiz for the seat, which has a slight Republican lean. In 2020, 47% of voters in the district supported Democratic President Joe Biden, while 52% went for former Republican President Donald Trump.
In addition to the slight voter advantage, DiCeglie also has a hefty war chest.
DiCeglie started August with $587,660 cash on hand between his campaign account and affiliated political committee, Economic Freedom Committee. Ortiz, on the other hand, will start the month with $111,597 in available spending money between her campaign and affiliated political committee, Together United For Florida.
The pair will head straight into the General Election as the only two candidates in the race.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfEos8OPy8M
2 comments
PeterH
August 8, 2022 at 3:11 pm
Rep. Nick DiCeglie’s commercial is a joke I hope.!
After 20 years of failed Republican leadership in Florida THIS is the current status:
1. 50% of third grade students can not read!
2. Florida’s teacher salaries rank in the bottom five States in the USA.
3. The DeSantis administration’s cultural war including “don’t say gay”, book burning and relentless attacks on transgender students have resulted in 9,500 Florida teachers exiting the profession.
4. According to the Florida Department of Education DeSantis is hiring inexperienced unqualified College dropouts with 60 college credits to fill the teacher vacancies!
FLORIDIANS NEED TO VOTE ALL REPUBLICANS OUT OF OFFICE.
Joe Corsin
August 8, 2022 at 3:26 pm
Civics? Why don’t they teach Marxist economic theory etc. Have some balls for Christ sakes. And knock off all the nationalist propaganda in schools. Tell the truth.
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