Sean Ashby Back for Another Try at Florida House Seat

Teacher Sean Ashby is making another effort to win a Florida House seat. Ashby announced on Thursday that he will run for the seat currently held by state Rep. Tom Goodson, R-Titusville, which represents parts of Orange and Brevard counties. Goodson is gunning for the seat currently held by term-limited House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island, and Rep. Rene “Coach P” Plasencia, R-Orlando, who currently represents just Orange County, will run for the seat Goodson is giving up. 

Ashby gave Goodson a fight in 2012, losing by less than 3,600 votes and claiming 47 percent of the vote. 

“Floridians deserve elected officials who prioritize the interests of their constituents over the interests of the powerful,” Ashby said on Thursday. “As the representative for House District 50, I will strive to push for equality of all people regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, and wealth; join those who work to protect women’s rights, and ensure affordable healthcare for all Floridians. 

“As a tenured teacher I will work to implement ideas and policies that will move Florida’s fractured public education system in a new direction, one that supports our teachers and focuses on preparing our students for higher education and the workforce,” Ashby added. “We need to ensure that the best and brightest students stay in Florida by making Bright Futures scholarships obtainable for today’s and tomorrow’s graduates. 

“The environment is another crucial area for our state and its economy: we must put measures into place to preserve water resources so that future generations of Floridians and visitors can access clean water to drink and marvel at the beauty of what our state has to offer,” Ashby said in closing.