Gov. DeSantis appoints unseated Broward School Board appointee to State Board of Education
Less than three days after he placed last in a three-way race for his appointed seat on the Broward County School Board, Daniel Foganholi is bound for a loftier position on the State Board of Education — courtesy of another appointment by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Voters ousted Foganholi, a Coral Springs Republican whom DeSantis put on the School Board in April 2022 and later reappointed, in Tuesday’s Primary.
They replaced him with Democratic lawyer Maura Bulman, who took 51% of the vote. Foganholi earned just 20%.
Just before 1:30 p.m. Friday, DeSantis’ Office announced Foganholi’s Board of Education appointment, which pends — and is almost sure to receive — confirmation from the GOP-dominated Se...