Orange County is located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2010 census,the population was 1,145,956,making it Florida's fifth most populous county. The county seat is Orlando. Orange County is the central county of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford,Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Betty Castor is an American educator and former politician and elected officeholder. Castor was elected to the Florida Senate and as Florida Education Commissioner,and she subsequently served as the President of the University of South Florida,and President of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Glenda Evans Hood is a U.S. politician,who was Secretary of State of Florida,from 2003 to 2005,and the first woman to serve as Mayor of Orlando (1992–2003).
Richard T. Crotty is the former Mayor of Orange County,Florida,United States.
Bill Sublette is a former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001.
Florida's 10th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. It was reassigned in 2012,effective January 3,2013,from the Gulf Coast to inland Central Florida. Before 2017,the district included parts of western Orange County,most of Lake County,as well as a northern section of Polk County. The current district is entirely within Orange County,and covers most of its western portion. It is situated along the Interstate 4 corridor. It includes most of the western half of Orlando. Other cities and towns wholly or partly within the district include Apopka,Eatonville,Ocoee,Winter Garden,and Windermere. The district contains popular Orlando attractions like Walt Disney World,Universal Orlando Resort,and SeaWorld Orlando.
The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) is the governing body of Orange County,Florida. It runs in the manner of a county commission. It has six seats held by elected officials called "County Commissioners",each commissioner in charge of their own District,led by a separate mayor of Orange County.
Steven L. Precourt was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014,representing the 41st District from 2006 to 2012,and the 44th District from 2012 to 2014,when he resigned.
Steven Anthony Geller is an American attorney and politician who serves on the Broward County Commission for District 5. As of November 2020,Geller is the mayor of Broward County and was the former vice mayor from November 2019 till November 2020.
Chris Dorworth was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 34th District,which consisted of a small amount of Orange County and western Seminole County,from 2007 to 2012. In 2012,he ran for re-election in the 29th District,and he lost in an upset to Democratic candidate Mike Clelland.
Geraldine Fortenberry Thompson is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party,who currently serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 44th District. The district includes Windermere,Winter Garden,Gotha,Lake Buena Vista,Oakland,parts of Ocoee,and the Dr. Phillips,Horizon West,and Williamsburg communities in Southwest Orange County,FL. The district contains Walt Disney World,Universal Studios Florida,SeaWorld,International Drive,and the Orange County Convention Center.
Linda Welch Chapin is a politician in the U.S. state of Florida. She was the first chair of the Orange County Commission and an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Andy Gardiner is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida Senate,representing the 9th District from 2008 to 2012,and the 13th District,which stretches from Orlando to Titusville,from 2012 to 2016. From 2014 to 2016,Gardiner served as the President of the Florida Senate. Prior to Gardiner's election to the Senate,he served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 40th District from 2000 to 2008.
Miguel Díaz de la Portilla is an attorney and politician from Florida. A Republican,he served in the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2016,representing parts of Miami,Coral Gables,and the surrounding area. Prior to that,he was a member of the Miami-Dade County Commission from 1993 to 2000.
Kristin Diane Jacobs was an American politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2014 until her death in 2020. She represented the 96th District,including Coconut Creek,Margate,Coral Springs and Parkland in northeastern Broward County.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida,one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including Governor of Florida. There was no net party change,as Democrat Gwen Graham defeated Republican incumbent Steve Southerland in the 2nd district,while Republican Carlos Curbelo defeated Democratic incumbent Joe Garcia in the 26th district.
Linda Stewart is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate,representing the 13th district,which includes northeast and central Orange County,since 2016. She previously served one term in the Florida House of Representatives,representing central Orange County from 2012 to 2014.
Dick J. Batchelor is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives. He is president of Dick Batchelor Management Group,Inc.,a management consulting firm that specializes in business development,strategic governmental affairs and public policy issues. He has been featured numerous times as one of the "50 Most Powerful People in Orlando."
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on November 6,2018,to elect the seven U.S. Representatives from the state of Colorado,one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The Republican and Democratic Party primaries in Colorado were held on June 26,2018. The elections coincided with the gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
The 2010 Orange County,Florida mayoral election took place on November 2,2010. Incumbent Republican Mayor Richard Crotty was unable to seek re-election due to term limits,and four candidates ran to replace him. A nonpartisan primary election was held on August 24,2010,but because no candidate won a majority of the vote,former County Commissioner Teresa Jacobs,a Republican,advanced to a runoff election against fellow County Commissioner Bill Segal,a Democrat. Following a contentious general election,Jacobs was elected Mayor over Segal in a landslide,winning her first term 68-32.
