DeSantis Says ‘Freedom’ Agenda Scored 2022 Election Wins in Schools, Governor’s Race
December 20, 2022 | Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis is working to turn Florida’s 67 school boards freedom-based, one seat at a time.
As governor, DeSantis endorsed 34 candidates in school board races—local-level contests that rarely draw attention from state officials. All but five of the DeSantis endorsees won.
“That’s a huge, huge thing,” he said at “The Freedom Blueprint” education retreat at the Westgate Lakes Resort and Spa in Orlando on Dec. 19.
“In the past, nobody cared about these races. Nobody was paying much attention to these races, except the teachers’ unions; they would fund the races.
“For too long, these school boards have not reflected the values of the communities that they were supposedly elected to serve,” he said.
Thus, he asked the crowd of about 250 people: “What other school boards can we flip in ’24?”
In response, attendees shouted out names of counties that might benefit from the DeSantis spotlight; he seemed familiar with each school board landscape.
But DeSantis made no mention of “the elephant in the room:” the widespread speculation that he might run for president of the United States…. (Excerpt from The Epoch Times)
