Orange County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census,the county had a population of 1,429,908,making it the fifth-most populous county in Florida and the 28th-most populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Orlando,which,along with it being the county's largest city,is the core of the Orlando metropolitan area,which had a population of 2.67 million in 2020.
Seminole County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census,the population was 470,856,making it the 13th-most populated county in Florida. Its county seat and largest city is Sanford. Seminole County is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford,Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Elizabeth Castor is an American educator and former politician. 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 an American politician,who was Secretary of State of Florida,from 2003 to 2005,and the first woman to serve as Mayor of Orlando (1992–2003). She is a member of the Republican Party.
Richard T. Crotty is an American politician who served as the Mayor of Orange County,Florida.
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,Belle Isle,Beulah,Eatonville,Harlem Heights,Ocoee,Oak Ridge,Orlo Vista,Winter Garden,and Windermere. In 2020,the district was expanded further north and south to include most of Orlando east of Interstate 4,the Baldwin Park area,Orlando Executive Airport,Winter Park,that portion of Maitland within Orange County,the Azaela Park,Goldenrod,Rio Pinar and Alafaya/Waterford Lakes areas,and continuing east to the University of Central Florida,Naval Support Activity Orlando,the Central Florida Research Park,and the Lake Pickett,Bithlo and Wedgefield areas. Even with this expansion,the 10th remains a minority majority district.
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.
Bryan Nelson is a Florida-based politician,serving as Mayor of Apopka since 2018. A Republican,he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 31st District,which includes the cities of Apopka,Eustis,Mount Dora,Tavares,and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County,since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka after support for the previous mayor deteriorated.
Stephen 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 was the mayor of Broward County from November 2020 till November 2021. He 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.
Linda Welch Chapin is a politician in the U.S. state of Florida. She was the first chair of the Orange County Commission,an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives,and Orange County's first mayor.
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.
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.
Linda T. Stewart is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate since 2016,representing Orange County. 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."
Robert "Bobby O" Olszewski is a former American politician who previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 44th District which included Windermere,Winter Garden,Gotha,Lake Buena Vista,Oakland,parts of Ocoee,and the Dr. Phillips,Horizon West,and Williamsburg communities in Southwest Orange County. The district contained Walt Disney World,Universal Studios Florida,SeaWorld,International Drive,and the Orange County Convention Center.
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.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 28 U.S. representatives from Florida,one from each of the state's 28 congressional districts. The primary was held on August 23,2022. The elections coincided with the 2022 United States Senate election in Florida,other elections to the House of Representatives,other elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
