The most conservative Orange County School Board member has shared the stage before with Gov. Ron DeSantis to complain about local government spending and push to remove books from school libraries.

Now, Alicia Farrant is filing to run for Orange County School Board Chair in the August 2026 election.

It won’t be easy for Farrant, whose platform has been elevated by appearing with the Governor at press conferences.

Orange County is one of the bluest areas in the state, evident again by this Tuesday’s election results. Two progressive candidates backed by Orlando Democrats, Tom Keen and Mira Tanna , either won outright or forced a runoff against better-funded opponents in Orlando City Council races.

Farrant, who won the School Board’s District 3 seat in 2022 ,

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