A Florida school board candidate who lost his race in a county south of Jacksonville will get a seat on the board anyway, after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped him to fill a vacancy.
Derek Barrs will take an open seat on the Flagler County School Board in northeast Florida, succeeding a member who resigned in September, allowing DeSantis to appoint a replacement rather than the seat going on the ballot for voters to decide.
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Why on Earth does the governor have that power? That’s not a state issue it’s a local issue. I could see the mayor having that power, I can’t understand why it’s in the jurisdiction of the governor.
Party of small government, amirite?
