Sources: Broward School Supt Runcie Raising Money To Defeat Board Opponent (And Other Political Happenings)

Broward School Board member Nora Rupert is hoping to pack a Coconut Creek fund raiser with supporters Thursday.

But she is not expecting Broward’s leading education pooh-bah: Superintendent Robert Runcie.

Runcie is actively working against Rupert’s reelection. He’s raising money for her opponent Mike Olbel.

That word comes several sources.

Runcie had a role in donations to Olbel from various downtown Fort Lauderdale business executives and political committees, the sources say.

Rupert and Runcie have a rocky relationship.

The heart of the dispute:

“Rupert is one of the few board members who challenges Runcie,” the Sun-Sentinel wrote this week in its effusive endorsement of Rupert.

The thin-skinned Runcie apparently doesn’t like to be challenged.