Farm Team Friday: JB Holmes

007__LouisVenne (1)J. B Holmes, Labor Farm Team Candidate — Collier County School Board, District 3

JB attended the Florida AFL-CIO Labor Candidate School in Tallahassee, in May of 2014. He was recommended for endorsement by the Southwest Chapter of South Florida AFL-CIO and he received the Florida AFL-CIO endorsement at the 2014 COPE Convention.

A resident of Naples, JB is a member of the Collier County Education Association, AFT 7410, and has taught Algebra and Geometry Alternative Education classes in Collier County public schools for the last 9 years. He serves on the Executive Boards of the CCEA and TIGER (Together in Government Education Reform). He believes the local school board should be responsible for its students and be able to implement, at the local level, standards and accountability that Collier County teachers , parents and businesses believe are best for their children. For more information about JB, please visit his campaign website — Jbholmes-phd.com.

The Southwest Chapter of the South Florida AFL-CIO is supporting JB in his candidacy. If you have any questions about him as a candidate please contact President Lyle Farmar at lyle.farmar@floridaea.org or 239-592-7773.