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Camden T. Bedinghaus

Camden T. Bedinghaus

Nonpartisan · Florida · 2026

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Manatee County School Board District 5Florida · 2026Manatee County sample ballot
Top priorities
  • Declare a 'reading emergency' and refocus on common-sense academics, citing that nearly half of district students cannot read at grade level
  • Accountability and transparency, including more parental access to information (a parent portal to view lesson plans)
  • Teach real-world skills such as personal finance, budgeting, and economics

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Per Suncoast Searchlight, Bedinghaus is the 23-year-old director of the Turning Point USA Manatee County Hub and works as an independent journalist for Coastal Conservative News; his personal website describes him as a Christian conservative author, speaker, and independent journalist.

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