FL-SEN: Former Brevard County school board member Jennifer Jenkins (D) eyes 2026 U.S. Senate run

Jennifer Jenkins, a former Brevard County school board member and founder of an organization designed to weaken conservative influence in local education policy, says she is considering entering the Democratic race for U.S. Senate next year in Florida.

The seat is held by Republican Ashley Moody, appointed to the position by Gov. Ron DeSantis in January. It was formerly held by Marco Rubio who resigned the post to serve as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state.

Jenkins, 38, served for one term on the school board, from 2020 to 2024. For the past year, she’s headed a political committee called Educated. We Stand. She created the committee to support school board candidates in battleground states and to beat back the conservative education policies promulgated by organizations like Moms For Liberty.

“I’m seriously considering it,” Jenkins told the Phoenix on Monday about entering the Senate race.




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