Penny Schwinn Listed Among University of Florida Admin Allegedly Hired for Unreasonable Salaries by Anti-Trump Ben Sasse

Penny Schwinn

Former Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn, whom President Donald Trump controversially nominated to serve as the Deputy Secretary of Education for his second administration, was among those listed in a report issued by the Florida Auditor General who were hired under the questionable practices employed by the anti-Trump former Senator Ben Sasse when he served as the President of the University of Florida (UF).

Sasse hired Schwinn to serve as the Vice President for PK-12 and the Pre-Bachelors Program at UF in September 2023, just months after he began leading the university following his departure from the U.S. Senate and appointment by Governor Ron DeSantis.

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