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2 candidates are tracked for Sarasota County School Board District 1, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Heidi Brandt and Jimmy Glover. Candidate information follows official Sarasota County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 18 result: Jimmy Glover (about 45 percent) and Heidi Brandt (31.7 percent) advance to a November 3 runoff for the open seat, per WSLR News.
Heidi Brandt is a Southside Elementary PTO president and parent of a district student, from a family of educators; she would expand volunteer literacy programs like Reading Partners, per her campaign site and Suncoast Searchlight.
2026 priorities
- Empower parents, per her campaign site
- Ensure school safety and invest in high-quality teachers, per her campaign site
- Enhance workforce training so students thrive beyond the classroom, per her campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $58,696 (county campaign-finance filings).
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Jimmy Glover chairs the board of Star Lab, a private Montessori-style K-3 school, and raised his children in Sarasota public schools; he is focused on college and career readiness and student mentorship, per Suncoast Searchlight.
2026 priorities
- Championing early literacy
- Career readiness with apprenticeships
- Mental health, school safety, and teacher pay
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $118,356 (county campaign-finance filings).
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