Gabrielle Russon
The Florida Democratic Party (FDP) is giving money and doing grassroots organizing to support 11 School Board candidates for the Aug. 20 Primary.
“Our Take Back Local program is our way of investing in the candidates we feel will be most competitive in the upcoming election,” said FDP Chair Nikki Fried in a statement. “We are not going to let Ron DeSantis and his allies take over our school boards with far-right, Moms for Liberty candidates.”
The female-dominated candidates are spread throughout the state. Five are incumbents. The group of candidates includes teachers, lawyers, a social worker and a tech entrepreneur.
Fried said the candidates “represent the best of Florida’s education system and offer a clear contrast to the culture wars Republicans have been waging in our school systems.”
The full list of the candidates includes Stephanie Arguello (Seminole), School Board member Nadia Combs (Hillsborough), School Board member Debbi Hixon (Broward), School Board member Sarah Leonardi (Broward), Sarah Mannion (Duval), Jeremy Rogers (Leon), School Board member Luisa Santos (Miami-Dade), Rebecca Thompson (Broward), Max Tuchman (Miami-Dade), Stephanie Vanos (Orange), and School Board member Jessica Vaughn (Hillsborough).
In the Hillsborough School Board race, the Democrats are supporting Vaughn and Combs, a pair of incumbents who were both elected in 2020 and both worked as teachers. Democrats praised Combs, who is up for Seat 1, for leading the district through the pandemic and financial problems. Meanwhile, Vaughn, who is seeking Seat 3, advocates for students who fall between the cracks, Democrats said.
In Central Florida, Democrats are supporting Orange County Public Schools candidate Vanos, a lawyer who had served as Vice President for the Democratic Public Education Caucus of Florida, Meanwhile, Seminole candidate Arguello brings ” fresh perspective” to the table and is focused on students’ health from her background in public health, Democrats said.
To read more about FDP’s work to support the candidates, click here.
4 comments
Maybe Next Time
July 27, 2024 at 6:58 am
“To read more about FDP’s work to support the candidates”
Next time, include a link to Moms for Liberty, too. That will make it seem like you are actually doing journalism and not just flat out shilling for the Democrat Party
otoh
July 28, 2024 at 3:44 pm
Ha Ha Ha. Moms for Liberty”? You’ll find them in the ‘Crimes & More’ section: rape, lies, hypocrisy, book bans….
Elvis [FKA Earl] Pitts American
July 27, 2024 at 2:11 pm
Good afternoon Sage Patriots,
These 11 school boards will be 100% focused on getting Juniour’s Twig & Berries chopped off making all Jacks into Jills.
We must fight against the unconsionable “De-Weinering” of our children by these Monsters in these 11 school boards.
Thank you Sage Patriots,
ELVIS
*I recomend you all have your Sons submit to showing his “Johnson” to your wife each time he gets home from school. Believe me the Manditory Weiner Check (MWC) will put a stop to these Weiner Shhanigans.*
tom palmer
July 28, 2024 at 4:59 pm
There are some races in Polk County, too, but Florida Politics never seems to get out of the big cities to do its reporting.
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