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In District 6, incumbent commissioner Tiffany Moore Russell was term-limited and entered the race for the Orange County clerk of courts. Businessman Derrick "Shine" Wallace and lawyer and husband of Gary Siplin , Victoria Siplin emerged from the primary with 21% and 28% of the vote respectively.
The mayor is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the county government of Orange County, overseeing over 8,000 employees with an budget of over $7.2 billion, as of 2025. [1] [2] The mayor and county commission have municipal-equivalent authority over unincorporated areas and census-designated places within Orange County. [3]
The transient nature of Orange County makes it a major regional commercial hub for the State of Florida. The Florida Mall is located in unincorporated Orange County, and with a gross leasable area of 1,718,000 square feet (159,600 m 2) it is one of the largest single-story malls in the United States and the largest mall in Central Florida. [93]
The Orange County mayor's post is the most powerful elected office in Central Florida. The current mayor of Orange County is Jerry Demings . Demings assumed office on December 4, 2018 and was subsequently re-elected in 2022 .
The Park was established as a result of legislation passed by the Florida Legislature in 1978, and is a cooperative effort between the University of Central Florida, the Orange County Research and Development Authority, and the Orange County Board of County Commissioners. The governing body of the Park is the Orange County Research and ...
Police service includes the Orange County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Highway Patrol. Fire/EMS service is provided through Orange County Fire Rescue. Rural-Metro also provides EMS service in the area. The Florida Highway Patrol has its Orlando station just off of Semoran Boulevard (State Road 436) and Lake Underhill Road.
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He was re-elected in 2012 and 2016. Due to Florida's resign-to-run laws, Demings stepped down as sheriff to run for county mayor in 2018; winning the August primary outright and avoiding a run-off election. The first Democrat elected mayor of Orange County, he was re-elected to a second term in 2022 with over 60% of the vote.