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Laura Hine
Laura Hine is a member of the Pinellas County Schools school board in Florida, representing District 1. She assumed office on November 17, 2020. Her current term ends on November 21, 2028.
Hine won re-election to the Pinellas County Schools school board to represent District 1 in Florida outright in the primary on August 20, 2024, after the general election was canceled.
Hine completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Laura Hine was born in Tampa, Florida. She served in the U.S. Navy from 1997 to 2003. She earned a bachelor's degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1997 and a graduate degree from the University of South Florida in 2006.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Pinellas County Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Pinellas County Schools school board District 1 At-large
Incumbent Laura Hine won election outright against Danielle Marolf in the primary for Pinellas County Schools school board District 1 At-large on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Laura Hine (Nonpartisan)  | 69.5 | 110,195 |
| Danielle Marolf (Nonpartisan) | 30.5 | 48,381 | ||
| Total votes: 158,576 | |||
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Endorsements
Hine received the following endorsements.
2020
See also: Pinellas County Schools, Florida, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 1 At-large
Laura Hine defeated Stephanie Meyer in the general election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 1 At-large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laura Hine (Nonpartisan) | 55.6 | 269,902 |
| Stephanie Meyer (Nonpartisan) | 44.4 | 215,778 | ||
| Total votes: 485,680 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Pinellas County Schools school board District 1 At-large
Laura Hine and Stephanie Meyer defeated Tom Topping in the primary for Pinellas County Schools school board District 1 At-large on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laura Hine (Nonpartisan) | 43.8 | 89,887 |
| ✔ | Stephanie Meyer (Nonpartisan) | 31.8 | 65,143 | |
| Tom Topping (Nonpartisan) | 24.4 | 50,060 | ||
| Total votes: 205,090 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Laura Hine completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hine's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a Florida native. K-12 public schools, bussed for integration. I graduated from the US Naval Academy in aerospace engineering, played Div 1 volleyball and attended the US Army Airborne school. I served for six years as a Navy Surface Warfare Officer, one of first 2 women on a combatant ship, launched Tomahawks in ’98, humanitarian work in East Timor ‘00, our Marines in Kandahar in ‘01. I lost classmates on 9/11 and in Enduring Freedom. I take the role of government very seriously and I have served our community in some fashion ever since returning home.
I am a licensed general contractor, MBA in Finance, and built many buildings with many people including the Southwest Airlines terminal at TPA and The James Museum for Tom & Mary James in St Petersburg. Both the military and construction allowed me to see what is possible when you name your mission, set standards for excellence and lead people to achieve excellence.
I am married with 2 young children and 2 grown children. Our young children re-introduced me to public education in Florida, brought me face-to-face with the fact that we must do better, we must lead better. I got involved in 2015 and haven't looked back.- I believe that public schools are the common fabric that bind us as Americans. I believe that the quality of public education impacts our national security, economic prosperity and community vitality and that the health of our nation is a reflection of the health of our schools. In short, I believe that we can be and we must be excellent at education for every child and that a child should not have to win a lottery or attend a private school to receive an excellent education. To thrive into the future, we must provide excellence and opportunity to every child.
- The number one impact on student outcomes is their teacher. Yes, school leaders and staff are also a vital impact to students, especially those staff working one-on-one with students or in small groups. When our teachers, leaders and staff thrive, our children thrive. Professional pay and benefits is one component and an important component as well as professional development opportunities and school leadership that sets the climate and culture.
- For 100% student success, what I hear from families and the community, we have to have both academic excellence and relevant workforce opportunities for tangible job skills. Safe schools with positive climate and culture, and proactive behavior plans are a must, a baseline from which the learning thrives. I am very proud of the last 4 years on the Pinellas school board; we have achieved great growth in both academic excellence and career skills for our students while also achieving the must baseline of safe schools. positive climate and culture and proactive behavior plans.
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2020
Laura Hine did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Pinellas County Schools school board District 1 At-large |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 7, 2024
