Florida did have partisan school board races until 2000, but voters approved an amendment making them non-partisan.
Cody Butler is a Florida Capitol reporter for the Gray Florida Capitol Bureau, covering state government for several Gray-owned stations in Florida. His reporting focuses on government and politics, with significant experience in crime and regional issues, having previously covered major events in Michigan. Cody's work has been featured in WILX-TV, W B R E-Tv Television Station, ABC 7 WWSB-TV, WJHG-TV, WCJB TV20 News, WCTV, and WTVY News 4.