Far-right Republican accused of stiffing student debate champion of $8,000

Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback calls failure to pay Briana Whatley money owed ‘an oversight’

A far-right Republican candidate in Florida’s governor’s race has been accused of stiffing a high school debate champion over the better part of $11,000 in scholarship money she won from a company he founded.

Student Briana Whatley landed the awards as regional and national champion of Incubate Debate, a league-style competition set up by the candidate, James Fishback, to encourage youth to engage in political discourse.

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Source: Theguardian.com

Original source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/03/republican-james-fishback-sued-student-debate-money

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