FL-HD89: Both candidates running for an open Palm Beach House seat want education voucher limits

Democrat Debra Tendrich and Republican Daniel Zapata are vying for the open Florida House seat in Palm Beach County. They both want more accountability regarding state funds going to private schools and parents homeschooling their kids.

Nonprofit executive Tendrich wants to keep House District 89, which Rep. Daniel Silvers is vacating because of term limits, under Democrats’ control. This election marks the second time Zapata, a teacher and former administrator at a local private school, has run for this seat.

The district, which encompasses part of Palm Beach County, is one of the areas in the state where Democrats hold an advantage in voters over Republicans. Of the more than 70,000 voters in the district, 39% are Democrats, 30% have no party affiliation, and 27% are Republican, according to voter registration data from the Florida Division of Elections.

If she wins, Tendrich, founder of Eat Better Live Better, is aware that she wouldn’t be able to undo the Legislature’s expansion of vouchers allowing families regardless of income to draw state funds for private school tuition. Her nonprofit provides grocery assistance, produce at health care practices, and nutrition education.




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