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Kate Wallace

Nonpartisan · Florida · 2026 · Incumbent

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Polk County School Board District 3Florida · 2026Polk County sample ballot
Top priorities
  • Raising student academic achievement
  • Modernizing teacher compensation to recruit and retain educators
  • Parental visibility into curriculum

Per LkldNow and The Citrus Tea.

Biography

Wallace was appointed to the Polk County School Board in 2025 by Governor Ron DeSantis and works as director of state government affairs for Spectrum in Florida, per the campaign site. She previously served as founding executive director of Lakeland Leads, now ConnectED Polk, and has worked on education reform in nine states through the Foundation for Excellence in Education, per the campaign site.

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