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June 10, 2020      6:42 PM

SD 14 special: Poll paid for by charter school group shows Sara Eckhardt with big lead over Rep. Eddie Rodriguez

The group says they have interest in the race because there are roughly 16,000 students in charters in SD14; Rep. Rodriguez’s campaign calls it “a laughably bad push poll conducted by an anti-public education organization”

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with comment from the president of Education Austin – SB

A poll paid for by a group that advocates for charter schools in Texas shows former Travis County Judge Sara Eckhardt with a substantial lead over Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, D-Austin, in the July special election to succeed former Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin.

But Rodriguez’s camp was quick to dismiss it as a “push poll” from a group that’s against his candidacy. The group, though, said they have great interest in the race because Senate District 14 is home to 51 charter schools attended by nearly 16,000 students.

By Scott Braddock

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