Jillian Tozer
Tozer moved to St. Johns County in 2020, citing school quality, and owns a travel agency. She studied community and regional planning after a career in the culinary field and previously ran nonprofits providing food assistance. She has two children in district schools and advanced to the November runoff after the August 2026 primary.
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Positions on the major issues
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Education & school choice Mixed / neutral· stated position
Tozer says she supports parental choice but wants private schools that receive public dollars held to the same scrutiny, budget checks and testing as public schools.
"These private institutions that are receiving public dollars should [face] more scrutiny, more budget checks, more testing, the same way that our public schools do."
Library and classroom materials Leans disagree· stated position
Tozer said schools should stay apolitical and that debates over library materials have calmed down. She supports parents guiding their own children's reading but said she is concerned about restrictions at higher grade levels.
"older students should be given the latitude to read about different families and experiences"
Teacher and staff pay Leans agree· stated position
Tozer said she decided to run after seeing layoffs at her children's school and that the district must find a way in its budget to raise teacher pay and keep teachers. She treats teacher turnover as a priority but has not named other spending she would cut.
"I do believe we need to find in the budget a way to increase our teacher pay and to keep our teachers."
No public position found on 4 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Taxes & spending, Property taxes, Gender identity laws, School safety approach. This is reported as unknown rather than guessed from party affiliation; these issues are excluded from this candidate's match score.
Other issues this candidate has raised
- District finances — Tozer says her first step would be an independent audit of the district's finances, and proposes expanding Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and dual enrollment to attract students and revenue. She has pledged to donate half her board salary back to the community.
- District finances — Tozer says her first step would be an independent audit of the district's finances, and proposes expanding Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and dual enrollment to attract students and revenue. She has pledged to donate half her board salary back to the community.