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Kara Leigh Champion
Nonpartisan · Florida · 2026Biography
Kara Leigh Champion is a 2020 University of Central Florida graduate who lists the family business, American Gun and Pawn, as her primary source of income, per WUSF. She has a stepdaughter in Hernando County Schools and a young son, per the same source, and is running for the District 5 seat against incumbent Susan Duval. Kara Leigh Champion appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Hernando County School Board District 5, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Top Priorities
- Parental choice and transparency in school decisions
- Teacher retention through less bureaucracy and stronger classroom discipline
- Back to fundamentals: reading, writing, math, and civics
Per the Hernando Sun Q&A.
On the ballot
Hernando County School Board District 5 · Florida · 2026
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