Democrat gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist has selected a teacher's union boss as his running mate to defeat GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis in Florida, a decision that puts education issues front and center in one of the nation's most closely watched races.
Rep. Charlie Crist, center, and his fiancé Chelsea Grimes, right, celebrate as he announces his running mate Karla Hernández-Mats, left, at Hialeah Middle School in Hialeah, Florida, on Saturday August 27, 2022.Democrat Charlie Crist tapped teachers' union boss Karla Hernández-Mats as his running mate.The fights will be over curriculum and school policies.
As for DeSantis, he views his education policies as one of his strongest cases for reelection. The governor defied federal health officials and teachers' unions in the fall of 2020 when he decided to reopen schools during the pandemic. Anna Fusco, who heads the Broward Teacher's Union, told Insider that Hernández-Mats"the best choice he could have made," calling her a"strong, strong woman for everyone's rights."
Julia Friedland, RNC spokeswoman, called Hernández-Mats"the perfect fit for lockdown lover Crist's unpopular, anti-parents campaign."
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