Gloria Branch Moves to Top of The Class In School Board Race

Republican Gloria Branch, a long-time Boca Raton resident with deep political roots in the community, daughter of former school board member and school superintendent Art Johnson, filed to run two months ago for Palm Beach County School Board District 5, a seat currently held by Frank Barbieri, who has decided not to run for reelection.

Branch has blown every other candidate out of the water with whirlwind fundraising. She has raised $38,165, earning her the highest fundraising spot of any county candidate running for school board. By comparison, earnest newcomer Mike Letsky, a well-liked Republican who announced his run well over a year ago, has raised $6,510.