Drew Dixon
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is trying to influence the race for a Duval County School Board seat, officially endorsing Tony Ricardo in the District 1 race.
“I’m happy to endorse Tony Ricardo for school board in Duval County,” DeSantis said in a prepared news release.
“Tony is a candidate who is committed to fighting for schools to get back to the fundamentals. Tony has pledged to serve on (the) school board with a focus on student success, parental rights, and curriculum transparency. We want the best for our children and I’m confident Tony will build upon the success we’ve had here in Florida.”
The District 1 School Board seat in Duval County is being vacated by Kelly Coker. The Duval County School Board races are nonpartisan, and Ricardo is squaring off against Nadine Ebri in the Aug. 20 Primary. Ebri has been an educator in Duval County for a decade.
Ebri has her own stable of endorsements, including the Jacksonville Association of Firefighters, Duval Teachers United, the Jacksonville National Organization for Women and about a half dozen other organizations and politicians who have backed her run for School Board.
DeSantis has been active in multiple county School Board races in an effort to swing those educational panels in a more conservative direction. DeSantis has targeted two particular School Board seats in Duval County.
Ricardo, a former high school teacher in Duval County, welcomed the backing from Florida’s Governor.
“It is an honor to have the endorsement of Governor Ron DeSantis in my race for Duval County School Board,” Ricardo said.
“Under his leadership, Florida has made incredible strides to make our state the best place for families and their students to pursue an education that is best suited to their individual needs and free from woke rhetoric. On the School Board, I look forward to putting our Duval County students first and supporting the governor’s work to keep Florida the No. 1 state in education.”
10 comments
Kamala Is Brat
July 23, 2024 at 2:07 pm
Any endorsement from this DeSantis loser should be a kiss of death!
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the Truth
July 24, 2024 at 12:07 am
Ricardo all the way, great endorsement from the Great Governor of the Free State of Florida!!
APGOP
July 24, 2024 at 10:05 am
The Gov will regret this one as Ricardo has hired Raymond Johnson as his primary consultant.
Other than the fact that Raymond has a track record of failure, he typically advises his clients to spew hateful and vile rhetoric against “others” like Catholics, non-evangelical Protestants, African Americans, etc.
Wait for it.
Ima Person
July 24, 2024 at 10:33 am
Keep politics out of Education as intended by the framers of our constitution. I always thought the Republicans supported the framers and their belief system but more and more they go the opposite way. Most states continue to have nonpartisan School Board elections and it should stay that way. Vote no on the amendment.
Mea Person Too
July 24, 2024 at 2:16 pm
Please show me in our Constitution where the framers addressed public education.
Craig V Mitchell
July 24, 2024 at 9:22 pm
What..No endorsements for alston and foganholi in Broward. Are you scared?
MH/Duuuval
July 24, 2024 at 9:30 pm
Ricardo was on Stereo 90 today and he is a MAGA loyalist, but he doesn’t shriek like the other MAGA harpies. Left to himself, he would be an old-school conservative, but in today’s climate he will assuredly vote with the Mad MAGA bloc.
Dont Say FLA
July 25, 2024 at 7:52 am
I had forgot the population of the most unfortunate state still has to deal with Rhonda for like two more years. My condolences to all Floridians on Rhonda’s loss.
Phil Morton
July 27, 2024 at 6:35 am
Dude didn’t even show up for the candidate forum. If you can’t take questions from the voters, maybe you shouldn’t run. Dr. Ebri should win this one.
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