A.G. Gancarski
Young candidates continue to make their plays for office in Northeast Florida, and the latest to announce is the youngest yet this cycle.
And if 19-year-old Matthew Mitchell is successful in his bid for the open Clay County School Board District 2 seat, he would be the youngest member of any School Board in Florida history.
Mitchell, who was class President at Clay High School, was one of the youngest staffers on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2022 re-election campaign, and parlayed that service into stints with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the Florida Department of Education.
“We need a leader who understands the policymaking process and how it impacts everyday learning in the classroom for our teachers and students. I’m proud to be a product of the Clay County school system, and as your school board member, I’ll focus on the actual issues that are impacting our county, not talking points,” said Mitchell in a prepared statement from his campaign.
If he wins, he vows to focus on “expanding local business partnerships within the school district’s Career Technical Education program, holding townhalls with teachers to discuss issues they may be dealing with in the classroom, and open office hours for meetings with parents,” according to the campaign.
Mitchell is the latest in a series of young candidates for office in Northeast Florida, joining two other Democrats making similarly audacious bids in Duval County.
Benjamin Sandlin, who is challenging Rep. Wyman Duggan in HD 12, is just 20 years old.
Bryson Kade Morgan, a 21-year-old marketing manager for the Texas Roadhouse chain, is challenging Rep. Jessica Baker in HD 17.
7 comments
Jay Smif
June 4, 2024 at 5:11 pm
Well, you know this kid hates gay people, and endorses book burning like a good little DeSantis nazi.
Ocean Joe
June 4, 2024 at 5:53 pm
There are no gays or books in Clay county.
Frankie M.
June 4, 2024 at 5:47 pm
I think his time would be better spent becoming valedictorian at the Harvard of the South…New College.
Ocean Joe
June 4, 2024 at 5:52 pm
Remember, when you get the job…division belongs in the math class, not on the School Board.
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June 4, 2024 at 6:05 pm
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MH/Duuuval
June 5, 2024 at 10:36 am
First stop to becoming a lifetime politician. He may find the school board is more than he wants — it’s actually work.
rick whitaker
June 6, 2024 at 2:22 pm
florida—— schoolboard . those two words together depresses me. the thoughts of the orange turd cult plotting to indoctrinate the school kids frightens me. the kids of florida will be the ones losing out in the long run.
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