- January 7, 2026
Flagler County School Board Vice Chair Will Furry has announced that he will drop his bid for Florida's 6th Congressional District seat and instead will run for reelection to the School Board this year.
In a press release, Furry said the state Legislature's plans to redraw Florida's Congressional map played a role in his decision.
“There are many unknowns as to where final lines will be drawn,” he said in the release. “It is clear to me that it is more advantageous for a proven Republican to run for a seat I know we can keep red and protect our public schools from the radical left.”
Furry announced in August that he would challenge incumbent Randy Fine for the Republican nomination for the U.S. House seat. Palm Coast City Councilman Charles Gambaro is also running for the seat.
According to the Federal Election Commission website, Furry raised $38,657 for the Congressional race trailing Fine who has raised over $3.2 million and Gambaro who has raised over $215,000.
Furry won the School Board's District 2 seat in 2022 and served as the board chair in 2024 and 2025. He is the only candidate currently running for the District 2 seat.
On Nov. 19, 2025, Furry was elected the the board’s vice chair position on the 104th vote among the four current School Board members. The members were deadlocked for 103 votes until board member Lauren Ramirez conceded to end a board meeting that lasted nine hours.
Christy Chong, who was elected the new board chair earlier in the meeting, supported Furry for vice chair, arguing in part that he would be on the board for only one more year because he is running for Congress. That is no longer the case.
