Scott Powers
Orlando Police Chief John Mina has officially entered the race to run for sheriff, seeking to succeed his longtime partner in Orlando law enforcement Sheriff Jerry Demings, who is running for county mayor.
Long expected to be a candidate, Mina filed his candidacy paperwork Wednesday morning with the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office.
He has served as Orlando police chief since 2014, and with the Orlando police department since 1990, having worked in patrol, criminal investigations, community policing, and drug enforcement, and as a commander of the SWAT team, among other assignments. Mina also is a former military police officer with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division.
He becomes the third candidate to enter the race for Orange County sheriff, joining retired Florida Highway Patrol Maj. Jose “Joe” Lopez and retired Orange County Sheriff Capt. Thomas Stroup. Mina officially filed for the partisan race as an independent, while Stroup is a Republican, and Lopez is a Democrat.
One comment
Roxana De la Riva
February 18, 2018 at 11:51 am
Scott I have a question this race is partisan?
Or no partisan? I have no idea since the winner need reach 50 por cent plus 1. This is right?
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