Scott PowersJanuary 15, 2020
6min933
The former Police Chief will help make the impeachment case against the President.
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Scott PowersJanuary 15, 2020Scott PowersJune 22, 2018
2min291
There will be no primaries in the Orange County Sheriff’s election this year as only one partisan candidate, Darryl Sheppard, qualified for the ballot while Jose “Joe” Lopez switched to run as an independent. Another Democrat also failed to qualify. Consequently, Orlando Police Chief John Mina, already running as an independent candidate, will face Lopez […]
Scott PowersJune 15, 2018
2min275
Orlando Police Chief John Mina has recevied the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police lodge representing Orange County deputy sheriffs and also of the union’s Central Florida district for his campaign to be elected sheriff of Orange County. The Fraternal Order of Police Lodges 93, 86, and 25, representing various units in Orange County; […]
Scott PowersMay 9, 2018
5min307
Two Florida former top cops now in Congress — Republican U.S. Rep. John Rutherford of Jacksonville and Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings of Orlando — are teaming up to make it an additional federal crime for criminals to attack law enforcement officers. Rutherford sponsored and Demings co-sponsored House Resolution 5698, which they dubbed the “Protect and […]
Scott PowersFebruary 14, 2018
2min355
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 […]