Brand-new Pinellas School Board member Nina Hayden announces Florida Senate bid
June 12, 2009 at 2:28 pm by Wayne GarciaFrom The Gradebook:
Seven months after her election to the Pinellas County School Board, Nina Hayden has decided she wants to go to Tallahassee. Hayden, an attorney in the Public Defender’s Office, confirmed on Thursday that she will run for Sen. Charlie Justice’s seat in 2010.
Q. So you’ve made up your mind not to run for School Board again. Was that a difficult decision?
When I first signed on for School Board, I wasn’t sure where I would be in two years. I already was passionate about kids. I had a history of being involved with children and young people in the community. Did I have future aspirations to go to Tallahassee? Of course. Did I expect it to happen so soon? Not really. That’s where the decision came into play. I looked at the political climate of Florida. I saw how important education had become. It’s always been important, but now it’s more so. We’re dealing with a situation where we’ve sort of been bailed out by the stimulus money. But that’s going to run out. It’s going to be a crucial time in the state of Florida. That’s why I’m going to Tallahassee.
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