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Dennis Lemma declared sheriff-elect of Seminole County

Scott PowersJune 24, 20161min

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Faced with no opposition qualifying to run against him, Dennis Lemma has been declared sheriff-elect of Seminole County by Supervisor of Elections Mike Ertel.

Lemma, 44, retiring Seminole County Sheriff Don Eslinger’s chief deputy and hand-picked successor, is a 24-year veteran of the force and a former U.S. Marine.

He will take office on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, becoming Seminole County’s 13th sheriff.

Besides facing no opposition, Lemma received tremendous support from the community, securing endorsements from more than 50 community leaders and public officials.

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Scott Powers

Scott Powers is an Orlando-based political journalist with 30+ years’ experience, mostly at newspapers such as the Orlando Sentinel and the Columbus Dispatch. He covers local, state and federal politics and space news across much of Central Florida. His career earned numerous journalism awards for stories ranging from the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster to presidential elections to misplaced nuclear waste. He and his wife Connie have three grown children. Besides them, he’s into mystery and suspense books and movies, rock, blues, basketball, baseball, writing unpublished novels, and being amused. Email him at [email protected].

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