Crist Announces Miami-Dade Teachers' Union President as Running Mate

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist announced Saturday that has chosen United Teachers of Dade President Karla Hernandez-Mats as his running mate in the upcoming election against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in November.

Following her teaching career, Hernandez-Mats was elected president of United Teachers of Dade, the largest teachers' union in the southeastern United States, according to their website.

Crist is expected to face off with DeSantis on November 8th and on Saturday, he called the incumbent,"the opposite of freedom."We want actual freedom for the people of Florida," Crist said."Under DeSantis, he says we're the freest state in the country.

DeSantis' political operation successfully supported many school board candidates in the August primary, including in Miami-Dade. The Florida governor has also recently made national headlines by using culture war issues to propel himself to prominence in the Republican party, including which bans the discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through 3rd grade, or"in a manner not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards."Republican voters from northern states are moving and retiring to Florida. South Florida Republicans also have put in years of work in Miami-Dade county, driving more voters to pick the GOP at the ballot box.

 

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