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A Republican School Board member’s involvement in an advertisement placed in the program for a Democratic fundraising dinner has become the subject of a negative political campaign and a defamation lawsuit.
The legal battle stems from a text message blast with the subject line “Republican Voter Alert” that accused Cervera — a Republican appointee of Gov. Ron DeSantis — of using public funds to support Democrats. The website tied to the campaign also targets Cervera over his residency outside his School Board district and his recent endorsement by the Broward Teachers Union.
Cervera said a claim on the website that tax dollars were used for the Democratic ad is false, and he has filed a lawsuit in the 17th Judicial Circuit Court against Michael Worley and the political action committee he chairs, Making Democracy Work.
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