DeSantis-backed candidates flip Florida school board from liberal to conservative
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The Sarasota, Florida school board has flipped from liberal to conservative as part of a Tuesday election night where Gov. Ron DeSantis-supported candidates won 25 elections.
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Various conservatives in the state touted the victories and suggested they represented a shift against Critical Race Theory and other "woke" policies that DeSantis and Republicans in Florida have railed against.
"Sarasota School Board had a 3-2 liberal majority," Christina Pushaw, rapid response director for DeSantis's reelection campaign, tweeted on Tuesday night. "Today @RonDeSantisFL endorsed candidates won and flipped the school board so it’s now 4-1 anti wokes indoctrination and pro parental rights."
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