Posted on 11/09/2022 8:48:08 AM PST by Navy Patriot
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' unprecedented efforts to endorse school board members for election paid big dividends, with 5 of his 6 favored candidates winning their runoffs Tuesday, results that deliver the Republican governor a total of 24 victories out of 30 local education candidates he backed this year.
Politico reported parental rights have been a key battle cry for DeSantis, believed to be the first Florida governor to endorse school board members. The governor, who easily won reelection Tuesday, spurred the GOP-led Florida Legislature to pass bills such as the "Parental Rights in Education" law, labeled by opponents as "Don't Say Gay."
The legislation bans teachers from leading classroom lessons on gender identity and sexual orientation for children in kindergarten through third grade. Republicans also are pushing for expanding school choice and transparency about what students are learning in school, particularly on race and gender identity.
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FYI...he’s 76 now; be 78 in 06/2024.
“””DeSantis had a good night and was a bigger winner. We need more like him.”””
I fully agree. Not sure how the new governor count will turn out, but the GOP should have about 30 states.
That being said, DeSantis has performed very well because the Florida GOP Governors and Legislature have worked since 2000 to clean up the Florida election system.
So this is a notice to GOP controlled states. It takes many years to clean up the election systems.
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