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Scott PowersMay 11, 2018

Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings kept the turbochargers firing on his Orange County mayoral campaign fundraising drive in April, bringing in more than $189,000 during the month in his campaign and political committee combined. The April hauls pushed Demings’ mayoral campaign close to the $1 million mark in money raised and put big distance between […]

Scott PowersApril 13, 2018

Winter Park businessman Rob Panepinto raised more than $100,000 in March for his run for the office of Orange County Mayor. Panepinto’s March campaign finance filings show that he brought in $35,200 for his official campaign fund and another $65,000 for his independent political committee, Vision Orange County in March. As a result, his campaign […]

Scott PowersApril 11, 2018

Insisting she was a schools policy advocate before she became the growth control advocate that led her to become Orange County’s most powerful elected leader, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs filed paperwork Wednesday to run for the school board. “I realize there are probably a lot of people who are going to say, ‘I didn’t […]

Scott PowersApril 10, 2018

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs has called a press conference for Wednesday afternoon on her next political move amidst wide-spread speculation that she’s preparing a run for the county-wide chair of the Orange County School Board. Jacobs is set to leave the mayor’s office due to term limits at the end of 2018 after eight […]

Scott PowersApril 3, 2018

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County School Board Member Nancy Robbinson are holding a joint press conference Wednesday morning at which the mayor is expected to endorse her for the position of county-wide chair of the Orange County School Board. The announcement has particular significance coming as Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs makes increasing […]

Scott PowersMarch 29, 2018

Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings has received the endorsement of the International Drive Resort Area Chamber of Commerce for his quest to become county mayor. The chamber’s board of directors said it gave its endorsement to Demings after interviewing all the potential candidates, which include Winter Park businessman Rob Panepinto and Orange County Commissioner Pete […]

Scott PowersFebruary 22, 2018

Orange County mayoral candidate Rob Panepinto announced several additions to his campaign team Thursday, with key figures for strategy, communications, fundraising, and grassroots organization. “As a first-time candidate for office, I am incredibly proud of the powerhouse team we have built,” Panepinto, a Winter Park businessman and former leader of the Orlando area chamber of […]

Scott PowersJanuary 22, 2018

Don’t count out Teresa Jacobs quite yet in the 2018 elections cycle. It’s January, which is getting late, but it’s only January, so it’s not too late in Jacobs’ view of things. Watch for a decision by her soon on whether she’s ready to settle into the private sector and private life again, or whether […]

Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2018

Orange County School Board Chair Bill Sublette picked up money momentum in December in the contest for the Orange County mayor’s office, out-raising three other major candidates who all had decent but not great months of campaign fundraising. Sublette’s campaign reported he had raised $30,275 in December, bringing his campaign total to $100,700 so far, […]

Scott PowersOctober 23, 2017

Democrats are looking ahead to the 2018 Orange County elections thinking it might be the year they finally take over county government. The Orange County Board of County Commissioners and the mayor’s office are officially nonpartisan, but the two main parties in Orange County don’t see it that way. So while voters have the chance […]

Tag: Orange County Mayor

Jerry Demings banks $189K in April for Orange County mayor’s race

Rob Panepinto banks $100K in Orange County mayor’s race

Teresa Jacobs files to run for Orange County School Board

Teresa Jacobs, rumored for school board run, sets announcement

Buddy Dyer set to back Nancy Robbinson for Orange County School Board chair

I-Drive Chamber endorses Jerry Demings in Orange County mayor’s race

Rob Panepinto announces picks filling out Orange County mayoral campaign team

Teresa Jacobs still undecided on what’s next

Bill Sublette picks up fundraising momentum in Orange County mayor’s race

Democrats eying possible takeover of Orange County in 2018