Moderate, conservative forces square off in Pinellas school board race

ess than a week after a primary election that divided them by fewer than 800 votes, Pinellas County school board candidates Stacy Geier and Katie Blaxberg began bashing each other on social media.

Geier, who led the field of three in August, criticized Blaxberg as fiscally irresponsible, also accusing her of slandering sitting board members. Blaxberg blasted Geier as an extremist who lacks decorum, at one point calling her “Election Denier Geier” in a post she later deleted.

Their race — which has been contentious from the start — has captured attention statewide.

“There may not be a better example of moderate conservatism vs. MAGA extremism than this race,” one central Florida political blogger wrote.

Geier touts her endorsements by Gov. Ron DeSantis, U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Moms for Liberty, among others. Blaxberg’s supporters include retiring board member Carol Cook, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, the local teachers union and third-place primary candidate Brad DeCorte.




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