TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Democratic former school board member who garnered attention for defeating a future cofounder of Moms for Liberty has announced her 2026 bid for the U.S. Senate in Florida.

Jennifer Jenkins made headlines when she unseated Tina Descovich on the Brevard County School Board in 2020 in a southeast Florida county that President Donald Trump had carried by nearly 20 points.

Now Jenkins is challenging Republican Sen. Ashley Moody, who faces a special election to hold on to her seat after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed her to fill the office vacated by Marco Rubio, who was tapped by Trump to become secretary of state.

"Ashley Moody doesn’t know what it’s like to struggle paying for food, housing, health care and day care. But I do," Jenkins said in a campaign

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