The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) is the governing body of Orange County, Florida. It runs in the manner of a county commission. It has six seats held by elected officials called "County Commissioners", each Commissioner in charge of their own District, led by a separate Mayor of Orange County. Orange County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In local government in the United States, a county commission is a group of elected officials charged with adminstering the county government. ...

Current Board

The current Mayor of Orange County is Richard Crotty.

County Commissioners

2005-06

1. Teresa Jacobs
2. Robert "Bob" Sindler
3. Mildred Fernandez
4. Linda Stewart
5. Bill Segal
6. Homer Hartage

2007-08

1. Teresa Jacobs
2. Fred Bremmer
3. Mildred Fernandez
4. Linda Stewart
5. Bill Segal
6. Tiffany Moore

2006 Board Election

The Mayor and Commissioners each hold four-year terms, and are limited to two full terms each. The Mayor and the Commissioners of the even-numbered Districts are up for election during mid-term election cycles, while the Comissioners of the odd-numbered Districts are up for election during Presidential election cycles. Elections are non-partisan, but partisan politics do tend to play a role in the elections. The elections are contested during the September primary election. If a single candidate fails to get a simple majority of votes for their seat, then the top two candidates will face each other in a runoff election during the November general election. The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ... An example of runoff voting. ... A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. ...

An election was held on September 5, 2006. Richard Crotty took over the position of Mayor during Mel Martinez's 1998 term (Martinez was selected as George W. Bush's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development), so he is still eligible for re-election in 2006. Both Bob Sindler and Homer Hartage were term-limited out, with Hartage running for Democratic nomination to Florida's 8th congressional district, which he lost to Charlie Stuart. Sindler, also a Democrat, considered running for the 38th District of the Florida House of Representatives, but decided against campaigning for the seat. Ironically, the man that won District 2, Fred Brummer, a Republican, was term-limited out of the same seat Sindler considered running for. September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... Melquíades Rafael Mel Martínez (born October 23, 1946) is a Cuban-born American politician, currently a United States Senator from Florida and has agreed to head the Republican National Committee, after the partys current chairman, Ken Mehlman, steps down. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... The United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, concerned with The Secretary is a member of the Presidents Cabinet. ... Floridas Eighth Congressional District is a U.S. congressional district in Florida. ... Charlie Stuart is a first-time Democratic candidate for United States Congress from Floridas 8th Congressional District. ... The Florida House of Representatives, one of the two Chambers of the Florida Legislature, is composed of 120 members, each representing a district. ...

Richard Crotty won the election for Mayor, with 69.69% of the vote. Sally Baptiste was his only opponent.

Fred Bremmer, previously representing the 38th District in the Florida House of Representatives, won District 2 with 53.61% of the vote. Lawrence Kolin was second, with 20.23% of the vote. Two others ran for the seat. The Florida House of Representatives, one of the two Chambers of the Florida Legislature, is composed of 120 members, each representing a district. ...

Linda Stewart successfully defended her seat, winning a second term for District 4 with 51.46% of the vote. Jennifer Thompson was second, with 31.45% of the vote. Two others ran for the seat.

The race for District 6 was hotly contested, and ended in a virtual dead heat in the primary, with Tiffany Moore and Bruce Antone getting 37.92% and 37.46% of the vote, respectively. Juan Lynum, the son of Orlando City Commissioner Daisy Lynum, was third in a field of five.^[1] Tiffany Moore ultimately won the election at the General Election, defeating Bruce Antone by a 53%-47% margin.^[2]

References

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External links

• Orange County Board of County Comissioners Official Website
• Orange County Supervisor of Elections Results for September 5, 2006, Primary