Melissa Lopez Marantes
Nonpartisan · Florida · 2026Top priorities
- Strengthening public education through academic excellence, transparency, and listening to parents and staff
- Student safety and mental wellness
- Protecting arts programs and equitable opportunities for all students
Per the campaign site.
Biography
Lopez Marantes is an attorney and executive director and co-founder of the Orlando Center for Justice, and an adjunct professor at the University of Central Florida, per the campaign site. She spent a decade in the advertising industry as an interactive broadcast producer before earning her law degree at Florida A&M University's law school, per the campaign site. She is a graduate of Orange County Public Schools and has volunteered as a Guardian ad Litem advocating for children's well-being, per the campaign site.
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