A former porn star known as "Dave Pounder" plans to pound the pavement in hopes of getting elected to the Palm Beach County School Board.

And yes, sex education is a major platform for this Boca Raton resident, whose real name is David Mech.

"I absolutely believe that condoms and comprehensive sex education must be available in all of our high schools, and perhaps even as early as middle school," Mech said, citing teen pregnancy as his main concern.

He said his other priorities would include improving technology and innovation and keeping religious morality out of schools. Mech, 38, is single and has no kids.

He has a master's degree and now runs the Happy/Fun Math Tutor service, where he works with kids struggling with math. He also is a former adjunct math professor at Palm Beach State College.

Mech is well known to School Board members because he's suing the district in federal court.

The district yanked signs advertising his tutoring service from several schools after learning about his porn background, which Mech claimed was a civil rights violation. The case is set for trial in November.

Mech is running for the District 3 seat against incumbent Karen Brill of Boynton Beach and John Hartman, a law student and former personal trainer from Delray Beach.

The election is set for Aug. 26.

Mech sees nothing odd about running to serve on a body that he's suing.

"If things are going great, why would I run?" he asked.

He dismisses critics who might say his past makes him a poor role model. He said he's well educated, works with kids and has never broken the law.

"Why do we always use this role model in the domain of sexuality? Why is not a teacher who is overweight a bad role model?" he asked.

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