A homeschool advocate and Moms for America state president has registered to run for the nonpartisan Polk County School Board seat currently occupied by Sara Beth Wyatt.
The Polk County Elections Office shows Rebekah Ricks, 44, of Winter Haven as the only candidate so far to have filed paperwork to run for the District 4 School Board seat. Her filing was dated Jan. 30 and listed her husband, Craig Ricks, as campaign treasurer.
Rebekah Ricks has previously run for the office and was defeated in the 2016 School Board race. She said she is primarily a stay at home mom but teaches college courses part time and remains the owner of The Homeschool Connection, which offers part-time, in-person instruction to homeschool students also taking online courses.
According to the homeschooler website Florida Parent Educators Association, “Rebekah (Ricks) has been active in politics and in the community since college, including working for several politicians.
“She is the founder of Moms for Medical Freedom and the President of Florida Moms for America, whose mission is (to) build the foundation of liberty on the homes of America, through the mothers of America, to raise a new generation of patriots, and heal our nation from the inside out.”