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Cook has served on the board since 2000.

Carol Cook has made no secret of her readiness to retire from the Pinellas County School Board after 24 years representing north-central county. Until now, though, Cook has been coy about whether she would seek a seventh term. Commenting during a board meeting on Tuesday, Cook announced she will not run for the District 5 seat again. “The word is out,” she said. “The secret is loose.” Four ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis targeted two Pinellas County School Board seats when he called on Floridians earlier this year to elect board members who will oppose “woke” ideology. But it’s the seat DeSantis didn’t mention that’s causing a feud among Pinellas Republicans. They’re angling to fill the spot that incumbent Carol Cook is widely expected to leave as her sixth term expires in November 2024. It’s ...

Pinellas County voters went to the polls for the Aug. 23 primaries and made their choices on congressional, state and local races.

Incumbent faces two challengers

In Pinellas County, four school board seats are up for grabs in the upcoming primary election and the candidates could have a huge impact on the more than 100,000 kids in the district.

Bronson Oudshoff says conservatives were excited when voters elected Lisa Cane to the Pinellas County School Board in 2018.

Two races for the Board of County Commissioners have a single unopposed candidate. The voter registration deadline is July 25 for the primary, scheduled for Aug. 23. Early voting locations will be accessible Aug. 13-21, and the deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Aug. 13.