Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal Says Florida Teachers Union Will Not Endorse Richard Grayson for State Education Commissioner

Today, Sunday, January 12, 1986, the Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal published a "Politics as Unusual"column by Ray Ruester, "Teachers' Union Will Endorse," stating that the Florida Education Association will endorse a candidate for state education commissioner, but that Richard Grayson and two other Democratic candidates will not be considered by the union's executive committee.

In the Race for Florida Education Commissioner, Richard Grayson Running Last in Poll

Today, Friday, December 5, 1985, The Lakeland Ledger published an article, "Poll shows Hawkins narrowing gap" by Bill Rufty on pages 1A and 16A, which mentions a Florida Opinon Poll conducted by The New York Times in the 1986 Democratic primary race for Florida Education Commissioner showing that Richard Grayson was running fifth with 0.4% of the vote among five candidates.