Who is running for School Board, District 5 (Manatee County School Board District 5, Florida) in 2026?

Owner and CEO, Physical Therapy Doctors of Florida

Jonathan Mullis is one of two candidates on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot for Manatee County School Board District 5, a seat voted on only by District 5 voters¹. He is 49, owns and runs Physical Therapy Doctors of Florida in Bradenton, and has lived in Manatee County for about nine years². He is president of the Bradenton Kiwanis Club and a board member of the Manatee Tiger Bay Club².

• Owner and CEO, Physical Therapy Doctors of Florida, Bradenton²
• President, Bradenton Kiwanis Club; board member, Manatee Tiger Bay Club²
• One child currently in the school system and one who recently graduated²
• Paid the qualifying fee, ran in the Aug. 18, 2026 school board primary and advanced to the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot¹².

Director, Turning Point USA Manatee County chapter

Camden "Cam" Bedinghaus is one of two candidates on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot for Manatee County School Board District 5, a seat voted on only by District 5 voters¹. He is 23, graduated from the University of South Florida in May 2026 with an economics degree, and is the Turning Point USA Manatee County chapter director². The current District 5 member, Richard Tatem, is not running for reelection².

• Director, Turning Point USA Manatee County chapter, and a journalist at Conservative Coastal News²
• Bachelor's degree in economics, University of South Florida, May 2026; member of the USF Campus Council, where he says he helped decide how to allocate a multi-million-dollar budget²
• Qualified for the school board race by petition rather than paying the qualifying fee, and advanced to the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot¹².