{"id":1622793,"date":"2022-08-26T10:14:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T14:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1622793"},"modified":"2022-08-26T10:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T14:15:00","slug":"25-desantis-endorsed-florida-school-board-candidates-won-or-advanced-in-tuesday-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/25-desantis-endorsed-florida-school-board-candidates-won-or-advanced-in-tuesday-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"25 DeSantis-Endorsed Florida School Board Candidates Won or Advanced in Tuesday Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F25-desantis-endorsed-florida-school-board-candidates-won-or-advanced-in-tuesday-elections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1622793&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"p1\">LAKELAND, Fla.\u2014Gov. Ron DeSantis was not challenged by a party rival in a Republican primary, so his name was not printed on any Aug. 23 ballot in any of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-florida\">Florida<\/a>\u2019s 67 counties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But his name was all over elections across the state in the form of endorsements, particularly for candidates in local school board elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">DeSantis, seeking reelection to a second term amid speculation about his presidential ambitions, endorsed 30 school board candidates across 19 counties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to Florida\u2019s Secretary of State office, 19 won their races outright, and six are advancing to November runoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 30 endorsed candidates pledged to support the \u201cDeSantis Education Agenda,\u201d which limits discussions of sexuality or gender identity, bans \u201ccritical race theory\u201d and \u201cwoke ideology,\u201d and aims to make the school system \u201cabout education, not indoctrination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In breaking with century-long tradition, DeSantis became the first Florida governor to endorse and aggressively campaign for local school board candidates in traditionally nonpartisan, sleepy summer affairs of little note beyond immediate zip codes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But the governor, who championed the state\u2019s Parental Rights in Education law\u2014dubbed \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d by detractors\u2014is spearheading\u00a0the nationwide parents\u2019 rights movement in Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">DeSantis told reporters after his Aug. 23 cabinet meeting that school board endorsements have been the province of unions and progressive groups that dominate the education industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He said his entry into these elections is on behalf of a constituency with little representation\u2014parents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThis is new, particularly for Republicans, because (it) had basically been unions would back candidates, and that would be it,\u201d he said. \u201cNow I think more parents are interested, some of our voters are interested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">DeSantis is also targeting school boards because several defied his prohibitions on mask mandates and other restrictive COVID-19 measures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), only Pennsylvania, Louisiana, and Alabama<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAKELAND, Fla.\u2014Gov. Ron DeSantis was not challenged by a party rival in a Republican primary, so his name was not printed on any Aug. 23 ballot in any of Florida\u2019s 67 counties. But his name was all over elections across the state in the form of endorsements, particularly for candidates in local school board elections. 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