Richard Corcoran, who has become one of Gov. Ron DeSantis most dependable supporters, has been in and around politics in the Sunshine State for decades.
since as Education Commissioner, Corcoran was an ex-officio member of the Board of Governors, the board that would make the ultimate decision on the candidate.Corcoran originally was a DeSantis critic, saying the then-congressman had"." Corcoran considered his own run for governor in 2018 but ultimately supported then-Agricultural Commissioner Adam Putnam, who lost to DeSantis.
But he became one of DeSantis' most dependable and effective supporters, and the education reforms he pushed as House speaker — more school choice, empowering citizens to determine how money for public education is spent, decreasing the bureaucracy's power to divide how and where children go to school, expansion of tax-credit scholarships for private schools, making it easier to decertify a teachers' union and more — were right in line with the governor's agenda.
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