{"id":359233,"date":"2026-07-30T23:51:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T23:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/james-fishback-scandals-and-controversies\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T23:51:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T23:51:32","slug":"james-fishback-scandals-and-controversies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=359233","title":{"rendered":"James Fishback: Scandals And Controversies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p>            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><\/p>\n<p>Scandals and controversies involving Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback.<\/p>\n<p><strong>School District Cut Ties With Fishback.<\/strong> \u201cOne of Florida\u2019s largest school districts cut ties in 2022 with James Fishback, now a Republican candidate for governor, following allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship with a student who was a minor at the time, according to interviews and records reviewed by NBC News. Earlier this year, the woman, Keinah Fort, went to court asking for an order of protection against Fishback. She said he \u201cinitiated a romantic relationship\u201d with her in spring 2022 \u2014 and directed her to keep it a secret \u2014 when, she said, he was 27 and she was 17 and working for his group Incubate Debate. Fishback founded the organization in 2019, partnering with school districts in Florida to build debate programs for middle and high school students.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-election\/florida-school-gop-james-fishback-sexual-misconduct-allegations-rcna249963\">NBC<\/a>]<\/p>\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-wrap\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"author\">\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-tab\">\n<div class=\"saboxplugin-gravatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Oliver Willis\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5bafc075fd8b3ff8499df743f3b8c4df56ccf3a1704e19f43bee808af7b8355a?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=pg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5bafc075fd8b3ff8499df743f3b8c4df56ccf3a1704e19f43bee808af7b8355a?s=200&amp;d=mm&amp;r=pg 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" itemprop=\"image\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scandals and controversies involving Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback. 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