Scott PowersOctober 14, 2019
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Burns, Gary Siplin, Lawanna Gelzer seek Orlando City Council District 6 seat
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Scott PowersOctober 14, 2019Scott PowersSeptember 16, 2019
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District 6 appears to be the only competitive race on Orlando's Nov. 5 ballot
Scott PowersSeptember 14, 2019
4min728
Sheehan draws opponent; Dyer has two; open District 6 a three-way contest
Scott PowersJune 13, 2019
4min381
Gary Siplin, Bakari Burns both easily top five-figures in cash donations in May.
Scott PowersMay 13, 2019
3min313
Siplin now has raised $53,000, Burns $16,000.
Scott PowersMarch 15, 2017
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The Consul of the Mexican Consulate in Orlando and several groups blasted a Florida senate bill Wednesday that would make one set of criminal codes for undocumented immigrants and another for everyone else. Mexico Consul Juan Sabines Guerrero called Senate Bill 120 “condemnable by society as a whole” as he and representatives of the ACLU and […]
Larry GriffinMarch 14, 2016
4min458
At a council meeting Monday, protesters of a proposed development compared the city’s actions to those of officials presiding over the water crisis in Flint, MI. The item before the city was the first reading of an ordinance for the annexation of a 9.6-acre plot at 3604 West New Hampshire Street from the county into the city. […]
Frank TorresSeptember 28, 2015
2min179
With a little more than a month left to go in the race, a new mailer from Realtor Nathan Chambers slams Orlando City District 6 Commissioner Sam Ings as being too extreme. Calling him “Silent” Sam, Chamber blasts Ings for cutting police services, running up $125,000 in city issued credit card charges on expensive hotels and parties, […]
Frank TorresSeptember 24, 2015
4min229
On Wednesday night, candidates for Orlando City Council District 6 met to debate who would best to represent the area in the future, other than the incumbent, Commissioner Sam Ings . Realtor Nathan Chambers, insurance agent Marcus Robinson, law professor Ka’Juel Washington, and activist Lawanna Gelzer were all present at the Hope Church. Ings was nowhere to be seen. […]
Frank TorresSeptember 15, 2015
1min209
When candidates for Orlando City Council District 6 debate at the Hope Church on Sept. 23, there will be one notable absence. Incumbent Sam Ings won’t be there. When organizers announced the debate, Ings wasn’t listed among the participants, which include real-estate agent Nathan Chambers, activist Lawanna Gelzer, and law professor Ka’Juel Washington. “Incumbent Commissioner Samuel Ings was invited to the […]