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With first day of qualifying, most Pinellas School Board races appear set

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Itā€™s only the first day of qualifying but most candidates for the Pinellas County School Board have done so. Only two ā€“ Chris Hardman, running for District 4, and Carol Cook, running for re-election in District 5 ā€“ have not done so. Two other candidates ā€“ Alex Powers in the District 1 race and Anthony Maccaroni in the District 4 race ā€“ are listed as inactive. If no last-minute candidates appear the field for the nonpartisan School Board races are…

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Itā€™s a close fundraising contest in the Pinellas School Board District 5 race

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The three candidates for the District 5 seat on the Pinellas County School Board are in a close race when it comes to fundraising. Incumbent Carol Cook, a former teacher who has served on the board since 2000, is holding on to the lead by an edge with $6,675 raised in cash and in-kind donations. But challenger Eliseo Santana Jr. is just $127 behind with $6,548 in cash and in-kind funds. Santana is a retired communications maintenance supervisor who worked…

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Ken Peluso leads in fundraising for District 4 on the Pinellas County School Board

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Incumbent Ken Peluso is the clear winner when it comes to fundraising in the race for District 4 on the Pinellas County School Board. Peluso, who is in his first term, has raised about four times the amount of his nearest competitor, Eileen Long, a science teacher at Clearwater Intermediate. According to records filed with the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, Peluso has raised about $12,846 in cash and in-kind donations. Long reported raising about $3,257. The other runner, Chris…

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Matt Stewart leads in fundraising for District 1 seat on the Pinellas School Board

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A deputy director for the Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections is winning the fundraising race for the District 1 at-large seat on the Pinellas County School Board. Matt Stewart, who is also an adjunct at St. Petersburg College, has raised $9,754 in cash and in-kind contributions as of April 30, when the books closed on the latest campaign reports. His nearest competitor, Joanne Lentino, a retired teacher, reported raising $6,074 in cash and in-kind donations. Former St. Petersburg City Council member…

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Pinellas School Board hoping to quiet any claims to valuable abandoned school grounds

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The School Board of Pinellas County is taking some preemptive measures to secure its claim to the abandoned Palm Harbor ElementaryĀ school grounds. A court action was filed on April 22 by school board attorneys to essentially guarantee that the Pinellas County School Board be recognized as the true owner of the land and property located at 415 15th St., Palm Harbor, where PHE (originally known as Palm Harbor Junior High School) used to operate. Public records show that Pinellasā€™ school…

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Bill Dudley running for Pinellas School Board to offer fresh set of eyes

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Former St. Pete City Council member Bill Dudley is running for Pinellas County School Board. Dudley is the third candidate to enter the race to replace three-term board member Janet Clark. Clark has not filed for re-election yet, but said she plans to. Dudley joins retired Gulfport Elementary teacher Joanne Lentino and SPC adjunct professor Matthew Stewart in the race. ā€œIā€™ve been an educator all my professional life,ā€ Dudley said of his decision to run. ā€œThe only time I havenā€™t…

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Two file to run against Pinellas County School Board member Janet Clark

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Two Pinellas County educators have filed to run for Pinellas County School Board. One is a former elementary school teacher, the other an adjunct professor at St. Petersburg College. The two are vying to unseat incumbent Janet Clark. Joanne Lentino is a former Gulfport Elementary first grade teacher and a familiar face in the St. Pete progressive activism circles. Matt Stewart currently serves as the deputy director for Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections and teaches ethics at SPC. The at-large…

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