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Scott PowersJuly 17, 2018

Orange County mayoral candidate Rob Panepinto is launching the first local commercial of the election season with a 30-second television spot that will begin airing Wednesday. In the 30-second spot “Rise,” Panepinto, a Winter Park entrepreneur and area business leader, follows a basic introdutory script, with standard images of him with his family, meeting with […]

Scott PowersJuly 16, 2018

Orange County mayoral candidate Rob Panepinto‘s campaign fundraising softened during the two-week period ending July 6 while his chief opponent Jerry Demings continued on a fairly robust chase for cash as they and Pete Clarke head into the final few weeks of the summer campaign. Panepinto, a Winter Park entrepreneur whose campaign account surged early […]

Scott PowersJuly 2, 2018

In the first 22 days of June, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings‘ campaign for the Orange County mayor’s job had another big fundraising drive, bringing in more than $83,000 and leaving him more than $900,000 left to spend. Demings official campaign raised $66,100 in the period covering June 1-22, while his independent political committee Orange […]

Scott PowersJune 22, 2018

The non-partisan Orange County mayoral contest was already a slugfest between Jerry Demings, Rob Panepinto and Pete Clarke. With three minor candidates dropping out (or failing to qualify for the ballot), the race for Orange County mayor Friday is now the same three-person contest it mostly has been, pitting Orange County Sheriff Demings against businessman Panepinto and […]

Scott PowersJune 22, 2018

Four candidates, including Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Orange County School Board Member Nancy Robbinson, have made it onto the ballot for the August 28 election for the countywide chair position of the Orange County School Board. Jacobs and Robbinson were joined by Orange County teacher Robert Prater and Orange County Public Schools administrator […]

Scott PowersJune 11, 2018

Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings raised another $80,000 for his campaign and political committee in his quest to be elected mayor of Orange County. Demings reported bringing in $48,950 for his official campaign and another $32,349 for his political committee, Orange County Citizens for Smart Growth during the month of May. That brings his total […]

Scott PowersJune 11, 2018

Citing his plans to help businesses and families, the Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Rob Panepinto for Orange County mayor. The chamber released the endorsement in video form, as FSHCoC Founder and President Julio Fuentes extolled the Winter Park entrepreneur and former president of the Orlando chamber of commerce as someone who […]

Scott PowersJune 8, 2018

Orange County Commissioner Pete Clarke put to rest the constant rumors that he might back out of the Orange County mayor’s race Friday when he submitted his letter of resignation from the commission to qualify for the ballot. “I kept telling people that I’m carrying through and they chose to not believe me. When I […]

Scott PowersJune 7, 2018

Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said Thursday that his campaign’s internal polling suggests he could win the Orange County mayor’s office in the August preliminary election, a prospect that would indicate an impressive base in a contest with three major candidates. Demings made the statement as he was preparing to file his notice of resignation […]

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Rob Panepinto launches first Orange County mayoral commercial

Rob Panepinto’s fundraising cools, Jerry Demings does not in Orange County mayor’s race

Jerry Demings hauls in $83K in early June for his Orange County mayoral run

Orange County mayoral race becomes 3-man contest it always was

Four candidates make ballot for Orange Co. School Board chair

Jerry Demings raises another $80K in mayor’s race

Florida Hispanic chamber endorses Rob Panepinto for Orange County mayor

Pete Clarke submits commission resignation — three-man race for mayor is on

Jerry Demings says polls show he could win in August