Longtime Orange County School Board member Rick Roach filed papers this week to run two years from now in 2016 for a Senate seat that will be vacated by Sen. Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando. Roach, a Democrat who is not seeking re-election
Orange wins Hispanic voting rights lawsuit – Orlando Sentinel
A federal judge has sided with Orange County and rebuffed claims that elected officials had diluted Hispanic voting power in drawing its new County Commission districts, sources say. The voting rights lawsuit was filed against the county by local Hispanic
Val Demings drops out of Orange County mayor race – Orlando Sentinel
Former Orlando police Chief Val Demings stunned many of her supporters and announced Tuesday that she was ending her campaign to unseat Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, explaining that it was “not the right race at this time.” “I am humbled by and grateful for