Ron Desantis has his fingerprints all over local school-board races in Florida

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MIAMI (AP) — In her 24 years as a school-board member in Florida, Marta Perez proposed a Bible study class for students, opposed a measure to boost anti-racism curricula after the killing of George Floyd and spoke out against adopting a textbook that included pictures of contraceptive methods that she considered inappropriate for her 13-year-old granddaughter.

Her long record of supporting conservative causes, however, wasn’t enough to save her job after she wound up as a target of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Perez lost her school board seat in Miami-Dade last week to a former teacher who was among a slate of candidates endorsed by DeSantis.

Perez believes she drew DeSantis’s ire by voting for a school mask mandate a year into the pandemic, when Florida was in the grip of its deadliest wave of COVID-19. DeSantis opposes such policies.

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More than almost any other national figure, DeSantis has led the charge in turning culture war fights over anti-racism policies, sexuality and COVID-19 restrictions in schools into national issues. More recently, he has inserted himself into school-board races as he seeks to expand his sphere of influence and animate conservatives while running for re-election and considering a 2024 presidential bid.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/republican-governor-has-his-fingerprints-all-over-local-school-board-races-in-florida-01662772440

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1. DeSantis cast his dark shadow over ever aspect of the state. He is aiming to shade the nation.