Democrat Nina Hayden, a Pinellas School Board member, announced four endorsements today for her State Senate campaign for 2010: St. Petersburg City Councilman Karl Nurse, Councilman-elect Steve Kornell, Pinellas School Board Linda Lerner, State Rep. Ronald Brise, D-North Miami.

“Nina Hayden is exactly the right person for us in these challenging times,” said Steve Kornell in Hayden's press release. “I have no doubt that as voters learn more about her they will come to the same conclusion I have --- we need Nina’s fresh voice and leadership working for us on the local level in the State Senate.”

Hayden is expected to face former Sen. Jack Latvala, a Republican, if both avoid primary fights next year.

David DeCamp, Times staff writer