Kari Pritchett
Kari Pritchett was born and raised in Highlands County and holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Florida State University. She worked in the district as a classroom teacher, reading coach, staffing specialist and exceptional student education inclusion teacher, and chaired the District School Advisory Council. She led the August 2026 primary with about 41% of the vote.
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Positions on the major issues
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No public positions on the major issues were found.
No public position found on 7 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Taxes & spending, Property taxes, Education & school choice, Gender identity laws, Library and classroom materials, Teacher and staff pay, 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
- Campaign themes — Pritchett describes herself as a 'responsible conservative steward of taxpayer dollars' and campaigns on academic excellence, transparency, accountability and student success. She did not respond to the Florida Trib's interview requests, and no specific positions on the school tax rate, teacher pay, curriculum, safety or vouchers were located.