He's running for state office overseeing an area where he has connections. He's literally been doing work down there for years supporting the community. The biggest issue for a challenger is the incumbency bias due to name recognition, but he actually has that recognition down there. Like I said, I've actually been to his events. The community is there pushing for him. In 2018, there were only around 16k votes for the election. Just being able to help register people to vote can change that dynamic. He's already hosted events in Overtown where his largest base of support is, and he's starting early enough that he can build grassroots support in the rest of the district.
A degree in public administration is different than a degree in education. PA degrees focus on policy and management, which will allow him to work better with local officials to implement policy. There is a lot of pride in the area for him. He's a Booker T. Washington alumni with a masters degree that played football, and is well known in the community.
