Victorious Florida school board candidates thankful for DeSantis' endorsement: 'Helped tremendously'
Fox News
Fox News Digital spoke with all of the six school board candidates who were endorsed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and won their races on Tuesday night.
DeSantis’ pro-parent mantra appeared to manifest itself through school board victories after he endorsed 30 school board candidates that aligned with his agenda. Six more school board victories were added on Tuesday night bringing his record on school board endorsements to 24 wins. Joshua Q. Nelson is a reporter for Fox News Digital.
Although school board seats are non-partisan, DeSantis embarked on a statewide "Education Agenda Tour" in advance of the Aug. 23 primary to tout his non-partisan education board endorsements. Elected officials typically did not get involved in school board elections until the recent movement of parents protesting against COVID resritictions like school lock-downs and progressive curriculum. Joshua focuses on politics, education policy ranging from the local to the federal level, and the parental uprising in education.
Joining Fox News Digital in 2019, he previously graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in Political Science and is an alum of the National Journalism Center and the Heritage Foundation's Young Leaders Program.