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School Board Member, District 2

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Two first-time candidates are in a runoff for Hillsborough's District 2 School Board seat. The race is nonpartisan, though WUSF reports that Daniela Simic is a registered Democrat and Brittany Lyssy a registered Republican. Simic, a former teacher, was the county's assistant superintendent for curriculum and is a PTA council advocate. She focuses on teacher retention, access to public schools and enrollment losses to charter and private schools, and she opposes an elected superintendent. Lyssy is a Tampa attorney and former president of the Tampa Bay Young Republicans. She stresses academics, fiscal discipline and parental rights. Simic led the August primary by about 2 points, and no poll of the runoff was found. Through October 29, Lyssy had raised about 108 thousand dollars and Simic about 89 thousand. Teachers' unions, labor and progressive groups back Simic. The Hillsborough Republican Party, the Tampa police union, the Tampa firefighters and the 1776 Project PAC back Lyssy. Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's editors back Simic. They question whether Lyssy lives in the district, pointing to a homesteaded Longboat Key home; Lyssy says she has lived in District 2 full time since 2024. Both Tampa Bay Times editors also pick Simic for her education experience, while calling Lyssy bright and a good communicator. Research as of November 1, 2026. Sources and the full picture are on this page.

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FactOfficial sample ballot wording

School Board Member, District 2 · Vote for one

Brittany LyssyNonpartisan
Daniela SimicNonpartisan

Lead recommendationEditorialCreative Loafing Tampa Bay, Oct. 23, 2026

Creative Loafing’s pick

Daniela Simic

Why, as they argue it (our summary of their write-up)

Qualified beyond comparison. Simic is, in CL's words, qualified beyond comparison: a former teacher with a bachelor's in elementary education and a master's in educational policy and leadership.
Her experience. She has been an assistant superintendent in Hillsborough, worked in Florida's Bureau of School Improvement, and was vice president of advocacy for the Hillsborough County Council PTA.
Lyssy's residency. Against Brittany Lyssy, a former Tampa Bay Young Republicans president: CL doubts she lives in the county, saying her husband's homesteaded beach house is in Longboat Key while she lists a small downtown Tampa condo.
Other concerns about Lyssy. CL also faults her group's invitation of the Tate brothers to speak in Tampa after they were charged with rape and trafficking (she says she had no part in it), her lack of a public-education background, and what CL calls a history of politicizing classrooms.

Colin Wolf · Creative Loafing voting guide 2026: Hillsborough County Commission, School Board and referendums · every pick: the full guide

Others who agree

Sierra Club Tampa Bay: Notes Simic has built environmental learning into the curriculum and school recycling programs. (Sierra Club Tampa Bay)

Creative Loafing’s reporting on this race (3)

Hillsborough County Democratic Black Caucus holds general election candidate forum next month Sept. 9, 2026
The Hillsborough County Democratic Black Caucus planned an Oct. 19 general-election forum in Progress Village; Castor, Robert People, Karen Perez, Daniela Simic, Neil Manimala, Aileen Rodriguez and Luis Salazar were expected.
In runoff for Hillsborough school board, Daniela Simic will face Brittany Lyssy Aug. 19, 2026
Daniela Simic (D) and Brittany Lyssy (ex-Young Republicans head) meet in a Nov. 3 District 2 school board runoff. Lyssy backs an elected superintendent, Simic opposes; Lyssy denies residency doubts. Perez faces Gay, District 6.
Some candidates for Hillsborough School Board agree superintendent should not be an elected position March 23, 2026 · WMNF, republished by Creative Loafing
At a Tiger Bay forum, School Board candidates, including Simic, Perez and Ken Gay, opposed an elected superintendent, which a legislature-passed bill would put on the ballot. Lyssy was absent.

Why this leads: The site owner's choice (Oct. 24): the recommendation that best matches the owner's values, shown first on every contest. Still an editorial: one outlet's opinion, not this site's.

Where it stands

Fact

No public polls of this runoff were found. The best proxy is the Aug. 18 primary: Simic led Lyssy by 856 votes (38.73% to 36.84%). Third-place Chris Taylor, a registered Democrat and former teacher, took 24.43% and made no endorsement that was found. Lyssy won more Election Day and early in-person votes, and Simic won mail ballots by about 2,000. Through the G6 report (period ending Oct. 29), Lyssy's campaign had raised about $107,800 to Simic's $88,600. Through Oct. 16, leaving out each candidate's own money, the outside money was nearly even: about $79,200 for Lyssy and $80,300 for Simic. The Times called it one of Tampa Bay's most heated races this cycle, with attack mailers, push polls and a right-leaning PAC working against Simic.^{1,6,2,4,3,8,14}

2026: Aug. 18 nonpartisan primary (certified): Daniela Simic 17,481 (38.73%), Brittany Lyssy 16,625 (36.84%), Chris Taylor 11,026 (24.43%); 38 overvotes, 3,145 undervotes. Election Day: Lyssy 5,510, Simic 4,688, Taylor 3,630. Early vote: Lyssy 4,722, Simic 4,422, Taylor 2,666. Mail: Simic 8,371, Lyssy 6,393, Taylor 4,730. No one passed 50%, so the top two advanced to the Nov. 3 runoff.^6,22

No polls found in the research.

Research as of Oct 24, 2026.

The money gap

Fact

1.2×Brittany Lyssy has raised 1.2 times as much as Daniela Simic.

Brittany LyssyNonpartisan
$107,831as of Oct 29, 2026
Daniela SimicNonpartisan
$88,596as of Oct 29, 2026

Monetary contributions reported to election officials. In-kind contributions and loans are left out here and listed under each candidate below.

Candidates and money

Fact

Brittany LyssyNo party listed

Lyssy, 31, is a Tampa attorney (of counsel at the Phillips, Hayden and Labbee law firm) and a former president of the Tampa Bay Young Republicans. The race is nonpartisan, but WUSF reports she is a registered Republican. She served on the City of Tampa's Citizens Advisory Budget and Finance Committee and is seeking elected office for the first time. She finished second in the Aug. 18 primary with 36.84% of the vote.^14,7,6,25

Her campaign site lists degrees from the University of Florida and Stetson University College of Law, Florida Bar membership, and a public policy Ph.D. in progress. Florida's Voice reported in March 2026 that the Ph.D. is at Liberty University. It also reported that she was previously staff counsel and communications director for the Leadership Institute's School Board Leaders Program, a training program for school board members nationwide. Her site says she and her husband, Doug, have three young sons.^25,9
Florida's Voice reported in February 2023 that she was re-elected president of the Tampa Bay Young Republicans on Feb. 1, 2023, under her maiden name, Brittany Lakhani. At the time she was finishing law school and working on the Leadership Institute's school board programs. The Longboat Observer's 2022 wedding announcement uses the same name.^21,13
In a Florida Public Media survey quoted by WUSF, she named academic achievement, fiscal responsibility, and restoring order and confidence in public schools as the district's top issues. She also backed stronger reading and math instruction, transparent use of tax money, consistent discipline, teacher retention and parental involvement. Her campaign site stresses parental rights, academics over politics, and fiscal discipline. The Times reported that she campaigned on careful stewardship of public money and on career and technical education.^14,25,7
Elected superintendent (Hillsborough Referendum 1): the Times reported that she was the only primary candidate who did not oppose making the superintendent an elected post, and Creative Loafing, citing the Times, reported that she supports it. No direct statement from her on the question was found. She did not attend the March Tiger Bay Club forum where the other candidates opposed the idea, or a July Democratic Black Caucus forum. The Hillsborough GOP, which endorsed her, recommends a No vote on that referendum.^{7,17,19,15,32}
Residency: property records cited by the Times and Creative Loafing show a homestead exemption on a Longboat Key (Manatee County) home, where her husband is registered to vote. The Times reports the family moved into a 684-square-foot, one-bedroom condo off Ashley Drive in downtown Tampa that her husband has owned since 2016, after the Longboat Key home was damaged in Hurricane Helene. The couple bought another Longboat Key home in 2025, which Lyssy calls an investment property. A 2022 wedding announcement said the couple planned to stay full-time Longboat Key residents. Lyssy says she has lived full time in District 2 since September 2024 and calls any claim otherwise false. She says her residency was verified when she joined the city budget committee in early 2025, and that the damaged home has since been demolished. The SOE told the Times it does not verify candidates' residency information.^8,17,13
Tate invitation: on Feb. 27, 2025 the Tampa Bay Young Republicans posted an invitation for Andrew and Tristan Tate to speak to the group. The brothers had been charged in Romania and faced rape allegations in the U.K. The post drew criticism from Gov. DeSantis' office and the Florida Federation of Young Republicans. Lyssy told the Times she was not the group's president when the post was made and withdrew her membership at that time. No contemporaneous report naming the club's leader at the time was found.^20,8
In October, social media posts circulated Florida Bar screenshots saying she was not in good standing. She told the Times this was an administrative filing matter that the Bar promptly corrected. The Bar's records were not checked independently.⁸
Her SOE filings show a $25,000 loan from herself (March 27, 2026) and $3,000 from the Hillsborough County Republican Party (Sept. 8). Committee money includes $2,000 from Friends of Blaise Ingoglia (a committee named for the Republican CFO), $2,000 from Common Sense Conservatives, $2,000 each from Voices of Reason for Florida and Friends of Sammi, $1,000 from Friends of Joshua Wostal, $1,000 from the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of ABC (a builders' group), $500 from Florida Values Coalition, $500 from Hillsborough Fire Action Committee (which also gave Simic $500), and $6,000 in all from three Orlando committees with Realtors in their names. One $1,000 contribution (Oct. 13) is listed from a committee named Friends of Brittany Lyssy. Her largest payee is Aaim Consulting Services, about $81,800 across the cycle.²

Raised $107,831, spent $95,672 (2026 G6 (period Oct. 17-29, 2026; filed Oct. 30), as of Oct 29, 2026)Sum of monetary contributions and expenditures across all 14 SOE treasurer reports (Q1 2026 through G5). It matches the cumulative total on the SOE candidate list. No in-kind contributions were reported. The total includes a $25,000 loan from the candidate plus a $25 personal contribution, so about $79,200 came from others. G5 alone shows $5,100 raised and $5,724.94 spent. The SOE portal shows no cash-on-hand figure, so cash is null. Raised minus spent is about $8,700, but that is not an official balance.^2,3,5

Daniela SimicNo party listed

Simic, 48, has worked in education for about 25 years. She was Hillsborough's assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction starting in 2020, and since January 2026 has worked for MagicSchool, an AI platform for teachers. She is vice president of advocacy for the Hillsborough County Council PTA. The race is nonpartisan, but WUSF reports she is a registered Democrat. This is her first run for office. She led the Aug. 18 primary with 38.73%.^18,14,24,6

Career as reported by the Times: classroom teacher; the state Bureau of School Improvement, working with the lowest-performing schools in 18 districts on Florida's west coast; creating Miami-Dade's Education Transformation Office to turn around struggling schools; chief academic officer and chief of strategic planning in Duval County; then Hillsborough assistant superintendent from 2020, during the shift to virtual school and new state rules on books and curriculum. The Times also lists work for KIPP Houston Public Schools, Ultimate Medical Academy and MGT Consulting, and a seat on the Florida AI Task Force. Her campaign site lists a master's in educational policy and leadership from the University of Pennsylvania. The Times recommendation adds a bachelor's in elementary education from the University of Delaware. She is the mother of a 10-year-old in a district school.^18,24,11
Employer ties: the Times reported in February that she began working in January 2026 as an account manager for MagicSchool, which had recently partnered with the district. WUSF lists her job as account executive. Florida's Voice, in a piece labeled analysis, reported that the School Board approved a $2.1 million MagicSchool contract in February 2026 while she worked there, and questioned whether she would recuse herself from related votes. It also reported that she earlier worked for the testing company Prometric, which faced a 2018 Illinois class-action suit over test-takers' biometric data. The piece does not allege any wrongdoing by Simic and includes no response from her.^18,14,16
She opposes the elected-superintendent referendum. At the March Tiger Bay forum she argued the job needs someone with experience as an educator and district leader, not a politician.^19,17
Her priorities: access to public education, teacher retention, and declining enrollment as students leave for charter and private schools. On retention she cites pay and workload, and would protect teacher planning time. She also lists school safety with a focus on mental-health prevention, a public-facing data dashboard, more community input on policy, and absenteeism. At a July forum she called for reviewing how often students are tested. She told the Times her advocacy has focused on more oversight of the state voucher program.^14,7,15,18
Attacks on her: the Times reported an anonymous mailer from 'concerned taxpayers' that called her agenda radical, tied her SPLC endorsement to the KKK, and claimed she backed transgender girls in girls' sports and bathrooms. A Leading For Our Future PAC ad blamed her for school-grade declines in Duval and Hillsborough. The PAC's chair, William S. Jones, chairs hundreds of right-leaning committees. Push-poll calls in September claimed she took her child to a drag show, which she called untrue. Simic disputed the school-grade claims and said she would not go negative. Lyssy said neither she nor her campaign commissioned or ran phone polls.⁸
Her SOE filings show union and party money: $2,000 each from the HCTA PAC, the Florida Education Association and the IBEW Local 915 political committee; $1,500 from a Teamsters Local 79 PAC; IUOE Local 487 (two $1,000 checks, then a $1,000 negative entry on Oct. 16); $1,000 from Laborers 517; $500 from the West Central Florida Labor Council; $1,000 from Hillsborough Society PC; and $1,000 from The Florida Project. The Florida Democratic Party gave $1,000 cash (Oct. 5) and $972.86 in in-kind phone calls (Oct. 11). She lent her campaign $2,600 (Aug. 13) and contributed $1,000 herself. Her main spending went to mail, printing, signs and $7,000 to Beasley Media Group (radio).⁴

Raised $88,596, spent $84,511 (2026 G6 (period Oct. 17-29, 2026; filed Oct. 30), as of Oct 29, 2026)Sum of monetary contributions and expenditures across all 14 SOE treasurer reports (Q1 2026 through G5; an amended Q2 report shows $0 and is not double counted). It matches the cumulative total on the SOE candidate list. It excludes $972.86 in-kind (Florida Democratic Party phone calls). The total includes a $2,600 candidate loan and a $1,000 personal contribution, so about $80,300 came from others, slightly more than Lyssy's outside money. G5 alone shows $4,130 raised and $5,868.76 spent. The SOE portal shows no cash-on-hand figure, so cash is null. Raised minus spent is about $13,100, but that is not an official balance.^4,3,5

Other editorial pages

Opinion columns, not endorsements

Editorial Creative Loafing Tampa Bay (Oct 23, 2026): Daniela Simic. In CL's voting guide, Colin Wolf backs Simic and argues against Lyssy. He doubts Lyssy's account of living in a small downtown Tampa condo, given her husband's homesteaded Longboat Key home, and her denial of any role in her group's invitation to the Tate brothers. He says she has no public-education background, has a record of bringing politics into classrooms, and may see the seat as a stepping stone. CL concludes she is not qualified or motivated for the job and questions whether she lives in the county. It calls Simic far more prepared, citing her teaching career, education degrees, Hillsborough assistant superintendent role, state Bureau of School Improvement work and PTA council advocacy. CL's piece puts the condo at roughly 400 square feet; CL's own August reporting and the Times say 684 square feet. Lyssy's denials are in her record above.^12,17,8

Not found in the research

No public polling of this runoff was found. The primary result and fundraising are the only proxies.
Cash on hand: the SOE VoterFocus portal shows only per-report contributions, in-kind and expenditures, so raised and spent are sums and cash is null.
Outside spending against Simic was not quantified. That includes the Leading For Our Future PAC ad, the anonymous 'concerned taxpayers' mailer and the September push-poll calls. Who paid for the mailer and the calls is unknown, and the PAC's state filings were not reviewed.
A $1,000 contribution to Lyssy is listed from a committee named Friends of Brittany Lyssy. That committee's own filings (donors, spending) were not found or reviewed.
HCTA's own endorsement page was not found. The endorsement rests on Times and WUSF reporting, Simic's campaign site and HCTA PAC contributions. Florida Politics' HCTA endorsement story could not be read (402/403).
Right-leaning groups not found endorsing in this race: Gov. DeSantis (no 2026 school board endorsement found; his Hillsborough picks found were from 2022 and 2024), Moms for Liberty, Florida Family Policy Council, chambers, Florida Realtors and Greater Tampa Realtors. Realtors-named committees ($6,000), Florida Values Coalition ($500) and the Florida Gulf Coast ABC chapter ($1,000) gave money to Lyssy, but no published endorsements were found.
Progressive groups not found endorsing in this race: Planned Parenthood, Moms Demand Action, the Hillsborough County Democratic Party and the Florida AFL-CIO (its 2026 page has no local school board picks). 'Hillsborough Society', listed by WUSF as a Simic endorser, could not be identified and is left out of the lenses.
No direct statement from Lyssy on the elected-superintendent referendum was found. Her support rests on Times and Creative Loafing reporting.
Tate invitation: no source from February 2025 names who led the Tampa Bay Young Republicans when the invitation was posted. Lyssy's account (not president, withdrew membership) comes only from the Times.
Florida Bar standing was not checked on the Bar's own site. Lyssy says a filing issue was corrected.
Whether Simic would recuse herself from MagicSchool-related votes was not reported, and no response from her to the Florida's Voice piece was found.
Trump: no documented Trump endorsement of, or statement about, either candidate was found.
Family details differ by source and may reflect timing: Florida's Voice (March 2026) and the Times describe two children, while Lyssy's campaign site and Creative Loafing's August story say three sons.
Blue Voter Guide (403) was not read, so endorsements listed only there were not checked.

Tampa Bay Times

EditorialMoney map

Daniela Simic

The Times' case: Both Times Chairman and CEO Conan Gallaty and Viewpoints editor Graham Brink chose Simic. They described both candidates as well-qualified political newcomers and gave Simic the edge for her deeper education background. They pointed to her degrees in elementary education and educational policy and leadership. They also cited her path from teacher to leadership jobs in Florida and Texas districts, her work as Hillsborough's assistant superintendent for curriculum (supporting more than 230 schools), and her state work with low-performing schools in 18 districts. They noted her focus on access and teacher retention, her grasp of the enrollment losses to charter and private schools, and that she could start work on day one. They mentioned, without comment, her new job with MagicSchool, an AI platform that recently partnered with the district. Of Lyssy, they called her bright and a good communicator, said they might have recommended her against a different opponent, and said Simic's broader experience set her apart.

EditorialAs recorded in each guide

Endorsements, both lenses

Neither lens is this site's voice

Progressive lens

Lens

Brittany Lyssy0 support · 0 oppose

No listings found in this guide.

Daniela Simic10 support · 0 oppose

SupportEndorsement

Labor: Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association (HCTA) · Reported by the Times and WUSF and listed on Simic's campaign site. HCTA's own site points to the Labor Council list rather than posting its picks. Its PAC gave her $2,000.Direct
Florida Education Association · Listed (bold = endorsed) in FEA's Nov. 3 local school board endorsementsDirect
West Central Florida Labor Council · Election endorsements list as of Oct. 7, 2026. The same list recommends No on Hillsborough Referendum 1 (elected superintendent).Direct
Reproductive rights: Ruth's List Florida · Listed on its endorsements page. Ruth's List backs Democratic pro-choice women.Direct
LGBTQ+: Equality Florida Action PAC · Listed under School Board on the PAC's endorsed-candidates page (updated Oct. 16, 2026). The Times also reported the endorsement.Direct
Hillsborough County and Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucuses · Shown in bold, meaning endorsed by both caucuses, in the Hillsborough caucus's 2026 general election voter guideDirect
Environment & climate: Sierra Club Florida · Listed under Hillsborough on the chapter's 2026 political endorsements pageDirect
Progressive & community organizing: Florida Rising · Listed on its endorsements pageDirect
Civil rights & civil liberties: SPLC Action Fund · Listed among its Florida endorsements. An anonymous mailer used this endorsement to attack her (Times).Direct
Democratic Party & caucuses: Brian Nathan (Democrat, state Senate) · WUSF calls him a Florida state senator and lists him among Simic's endorsers. The LGBTQ+ caucus guide lists him as its pick for state Senate District 14.Direct

Searched, nothing found

Not found in the research.

Right-leaning lens

Lens

Brittany Lyssy9 support · 0 oppose

SupportEndorsement

Republican Party & officials: Hillsborough County Republican Party · 2026 endorsed-candidates slate card. The party also gave her $3,000 (Sept. 8). The same card recommends No on Referendum 1 (elected superintendent), which Lyssy reportedly supports.Direct
Joshua Wostal (Hillsborough County Commissioner, Republican) · Reported by WUSF. His committee, Friends of Joshua Wostal, gave $1,000.Direct
Danny Alvarez (state Rep., Republican) · Reported by WUSF. The GOP slate lists him for House District 69.Direct
Michael Owen (Republican, Florida House District 70) · Reported by WUSF, which calls him a House candidate. The GOP slate lists him for House District 70.Direct
Berny Jacques (Republican, Florida House) · Reported by WUSF, which calls him a Florida House candidateDirect
Education / parents' rights: 1776 Project PAC · A national PAC backing conservative school board candidates. It lists her (spelled 'Britany Lyssy') among its 2026 endorsements.Direct
Law enforcement & public safety (often bipartisan): Tampa Police Benevolent Association · Reported by WUSFDirect
Tampa Firefighters Local 754 · A firefighters' union, reported by WUSF. Public-safety unions often back candidates of both parties.Direct
Nonpartisan / government (context): Patti Rendon (Hillsborough School Board, District 4) · Sitting board member on the nonpartisan board, reported by WUSFDirect

Daniela Simic0 support · 0 oppose

No listings found in this guide.

Searched, nothing found

Not found in the research.

Sources

34 for this contest, official records first

1.2026 General Election All Races Sample Ballot · Hillsborough County Supervisor of ElectionsTier 1: Official / primary record
2.Brittany Lyssy, School Board Member Dist. 2: campaign treasurer's reports and itemized transactions · Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections (VoterFocus portal)Tier 1: Official / primary record
3.Candidate & campaign finance list, 2026 Candidate Election Cycle (School Board Member, Dist. 2) · Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections (VoterFocus portal)Tier 1: Official / primary record
4.Daniela Simic, School Board Member Dist. 2: campaign treasurer's reports and itemized transactions · Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections (VoterFocus portal)Tier 1: Official / primary record
5.Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections: G6 campaign treasurer's reports (Oct. 17-29, 2026) · Hillsborough County Supervisor of ElectionsTier 1: Official / primary record
6.Summary Results Report, 2026 Primary Election (Official Certified Results) · Hillsborough County Supervisor of ElectionsTier 1: Official / primary record
7.4 candidates will advance in Hillsborough school board race · Tampa Bay TimesTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
8.Attacks, allegations permeate heated Hillsborough school board race · Tampa Bay TimesTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
9.Attorney and Policy Professional Brittany Lyssy announces run for Hillsborough School Board · Florida's VoiceTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
10.Candidate and ballot question recommendations for the Nov. 3 election · Tampa Bay TimesTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
11.Candidate recommendations: Hillsborough County School Board · Tampa Bay TimesTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
12.Creative Loafing voting guide 2026: Hillsborough County Commission, School Board and referendums · Creative Loafing Tampa BayTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
13.Dr. Doug Lyssy and Brittany Lakhani (wedding announcement) · Longboat Observer (Your Observer)Tier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
14.Hillsborough County School Board candidates tackle district challenges · WUSF (Florida Elections Reporting Partnership)Tier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
15.Hillsborough County School Board District 2 candidates discuss education at a forum · WMNFTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
16.Hillsborough School Board candidate's former AI company faced lawsuit over kids' biometric data (analysis) · Florida's VoiceTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
17.In runoff for Hillsborough school board, Daniela Simic will face Brittany Lyssy · Creative Loafing Tampa BayTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
18.Longtime educator files to run for Hillsborough school board · Tampa Bay TimesTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
19.Some candidates for Hillsborough School Board agree superintendent should not be an elected position (WMNF News, republished) · Creative Loafing Tampa Bay / WMNFTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
20.Tampa Bay Young Republicans Group Welcomes Andrew Tate With Open Arms · Miami New TimesTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
21.Tampa Bay Young Republicans: 'We are not your grandfather's GOP' · Florida's VoiceTier 2: Regional or national press, aggregators
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23.2026 General Election Voter Guide · Hillsborough County LGBTQ+ Democratic CaucusTier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)
24.About Daniela Simic · Simic campaignTier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)
25.Brittany Lyssy for Hillsborough County School Board · Lyssy campaignTier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)
26.Election Endorsements as of October 7, 2026 · West Central Florida Labor CouncilTier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)
27.Endorsed Candidates · Equality Florida Action PACTier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)
28.Endorsements · SPLC Action FundTier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)
29.Endorsements · Florida RisingTier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)
30.Endorsements (page 2) · Ruth's List FloridaTier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)
31.FEA Voter Toolkit: Local School Boards (Endorsements for November 3 General Election) · Florida Education AssociationTier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)
32.Hillsborough County Republican Party Endorsed Candidates for 2026 (slate card) · Hillsborough County Republican PartyTier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)
33.Our Endorsed Candidates · 1776 Project PACTier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)
34.Sierra Club Florida Political Endorsements · Sierra Club FloridaTier 4: Advocacy or endorsing organization (cited for its own position)