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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      22 days ago

      He’s so toxic, he won’t even will be able to score a spot on Newsmax.

      Fixed that for you. For the likes of Newsmax, the more toxic the better.