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No. 7: Ron DeSantis puts his finger on Pinellas Education

by The 100 Companies

The Pinellas County School Board welcomed two new, DeSantis-aligned members after November’s Midterm Election — Stephanie Meyer and Dawn Peters.

Peters took the District 3 seat with 52.06% of the vote. She faced Keesha Benson, who received 48% of the vote.

Meyer won the District 6 seat, taking 53% of the vote to her opponent Brian Martin’s 47%.

Both candidates were endorsed by the hyper-conservative “parental rights” group Pinellas Chapter of Moms for Liberty.

DeSantis has vowed to continue weighing in on local school board races as part of his quest to bolster parental involvement, moves that will continuing stoking partisans.

– Staff report, Florida Politics

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