Three of seven Pinellas County School Board seats are up for election this year, with Moms for Liberty-aligned candidates running in all of them. If two win, the Board will have a majority of far-right members directing priorities for one of the state’s largest School Districts.
Contests for Districts 1, 4 and 5 are on the ballot this year, including incumbents Laura Hine and Eileen Long seeking re-election in Districts 1 and 4, respectively. Carol Cook, who currently represents District 5, is not seeking re-election and three candidates are running to replace her.
Candidates backed by either Moms for Liberty or other aligned conservative groups are running in all three districts, all of them running with support from Gov. Ron DeSantis.