Daniel Foganholi

Daniel Foganholi

Nonpartisan

Acting Florida Board of Education

Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

0

Prior offices

Broward County Public Schools school board District 1

Predecessor: Ann Murray

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Broward County Public Schools school board District 5

Successor: Jeff Holness

Predecessor: Rosalind Osgood

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Elections and appointments

Last election

August 20, 2024

Appointed

August 23, 2024

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Birthplace

Boston, Mass.

Religion

Christian

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Daniel Foganholi is an acting member of the Florida Board of Education. He assumed office on November 20, 2024.

Foganholi ran for re-election to the Broward County Public Schools school board to represent District 1 in Florida. He lost in the primary on August 20, 2024.

Governor Ron DeSantis (R) appointed Foganholi to the Florida Board of Education on August 23, 2024. His term began on November 20, 2024, with permanent status subject to senate confirmation.

Biography

Daniel Foganholi was born in Boston, Massachusetts.

Elections

2024

See also: Broward County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2024)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 1

Maura McCarthy Bulman won election outright against John Canter and incumbent Daniel Foganholi in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 1 on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Maura McCarthy Bulman (Nonpartisan)	51.3	11,167
	Submit photo	John Canter (Nonpartisan)	28.8	6,274
		Daniel Foganholi (Nonpartisan)	19.9	4,344

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,785
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

The general election was canceled. Lisa Dunkley won election in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 97.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 97

Lisa Dunkley defeated Kelly Scurry and Saima Farooqui in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 97 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Dunkley	62.1	12,591
	Submit photo	Kelly Scurry	22.9	4,634
	Submit photo	Saima Farooqui	15.0	3,040

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,265
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Daniel Foganholi (R)

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Daniel Foganholi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Foganholi's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Daniel Foganholi, first generation American son of immigrants from Brazil who came to the United States with a dream of making a better life for their children. Daniel was raised in Florida and had the privilege of living in Coral Springs since 1997. Daniel is happily married to his wife, Alyssa and they are raising an energetic toddler named Daniel Jr.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• We need lower taxes to spur economic growth
• We need to address the increase in violent crime and I believe we can do that in part by better funding police departments in the state.
• We need to ensure our children are getting a quality education and that begins by not just allowing, but encouraging parents to be more involved in their children’s education

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

The overarching theme of my campaign is unity. I will be a representative for all people, not just those who support my campaign or vote for me. There are many organizations spending a lot of money to drive us even further apart by focusing on what makes us different. I propose we focus on the things we have in common and what brings us together. The issues I want to focus on in this campaign and as your State Representative are ones that are discussed at kitchen tables across Florida. We need lower taxes to spur economic growth. We need to address the increase in violent crime and I believe we can do that in part by better funding police departments in the state. And maybe most important, we need to ensure our children are getting a quality education and that begins by not just allowing, but encouraging parents to be more involved in their children’s education.

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