Laurie Lawson Cox

Cox won 52 to 48

News breaks at the end of the campaign that candidate Jeremy Rogers is suing the city of Tallahassee

Despite their claims that politics has no place in schools, the race between Leon County Seat 4 incumbent Laurie Lawson Cox and challenger Jeremy Rogers has been consumed by partisanship.

Registered Democrat Jeremy Rogers has accused incumbent and registered Republican Laurie Lawson Cox of receiving financial support from conservative political committees. WFSU factchecked that claim.

Laurie Lawson Cox's mailer is partially true, but also features a prominent typo.

Union president: "The union's choices are based on the candidates’ support of traditional public schools."

The Leon County district and the incumbent are pushing back, saying the changes at issue have made elementary school security stronger.

Candidate forums are being hosted by WFSU, the Tallahassee Democrat, and the League of Women Voters of Tallahassee.