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Scott PowersJanuary 5, 2018

Orange County mayoral candidate Rob Panepinto will participate Saturday in an effort to give away thousands of meals to families displaced by Puerto Rico, honoring Three Kings Day in Orlando. Panepinto’s mayoral campaign is partnering with Feeding Children Everywhere and Clean the World. He’ll be working with more than 120 other volunteers to package 3,000 […]

Scott PowersDecember 12, 2017

Orange County mayoral candidate Rob Panepinto has hired seasoned Republican campaign grassroots organizer Brooke Renney to be his campaign manager. Renney has led field operations for a number of campaigns including Gov. Rick Scott‘s re-election campaign in 2014, Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera‘s U.S. Senate campaign in 2016, and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry‘s campaign. She’s also […]

Scott PowersDecember 7, 2017

Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings reported raising more than $109,000 in November in his quest to get elected next year as Orange County mayor. Demings’ November campaign finance reports are only for his official campaign fund. He also has an independent political committee, United For Orange County, which has not yet reported its November activity. […]

Scott PowersNovember 13, 2017

Orange County Commissioner Pete Clarke reported raising $9,301 in his first month of campaigning for the Orange County mayor’s job in 2017. That starts him off well behind the two leading candidates in the money chase so far, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings and Rob Panepinto, president of Orlando Inc., the Orlando-area chamber of commerce. […]

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 […]

Scott PowersOctober 11, 2017

As Orange County Commissioner Pete Clarke looks back on his long and deep involvement in civic organizations leading to election to the commission, and now to a run for mayor, he’s not quite sure how he ever got so involved, but he can’t imagine not having been so active. With a profession in health care […]

Scott PowersOctober 10, 2017

Orange County Commissioner Pete Clarke is planning to file today to run for Orange County mayor. Clarke advised his friends and supporters last night of his plans, as he prepares to become the third major candidate to file in a little more than a week, and the fourth major candidate to enter the race to […]

Scott PowersOctober 9, 2017

Orange County mayoral candidate Bill Sublette called Monday for the next mayor to be someone who can continue Mayor Teresa Jacobs‘ legacy of open government and offer a proven track record for being tough, and then offered what he called “a very aggressive agenda” involving growth, bikes, buses, education, the environment, and crusading for consumers. […]

Scott PowersOctober 9, 2017

Somewhere along the way, Rob Panepinto‘s pursuit of the American dream in Orlando took subtle turns toward something about more than just business and personal success, toward social responsibility and support for other entrepreneurs. The Republican venture capitalist from Winter Park who is president of the board of Orlando’s regional chamber of commerce, Orlando Inc., […]

Scott PowersJune 29, 2017

Everyone in Orange County politics, it seems, is waiting to see if Sheriff Jerry Demings will run for county mayor, and he’s about to let people know. Demings, a Democrat, said Thursday he will be announcing soon whether he intends to run for Orange County mayor in 2018, an announcement that has set up dominoes […]

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Rob Panepinto celebrating Three Kings Day with food distribution effort

Brooke Renney to run Rob Panepinto’s Orange County mayoral campaign

Jerry Demings raises $109K in Orange County mayor’s race

Pete Clarke raises $9,300 in Orange County mayor’s race, while Jerry Demings, Rob Panepinto now top $240K

Democrats eying possible takeover of Orange County in 2018

Pete Clarke looking to tap civic groups, neighborhoods as Orange County mayor

Pete Clarke to file to run for Orange County mayor

Bill Sublette calls for continuing Teresa Jacobs’ legacy in Orange County mayors race

Orange County mayoral candidate Rob Panepinto seeks to amplify entrepreneurial efforts

Orange Sheriff Jerry Demings to announce soon on county mayor’s race