Municipal Elections
2021
'Everyday guy' Keith Richardson seeks to give back to Ocoee, citing traffic and firefighter retention as top issues
Richardson — who said he’s in the race because he wants to give back to Ocoee, which “has been very good to me” — cited road infrastructure and firefighter retention as major issues for the city.
Michael Hargreaves highlights traffic and maintaining Windermere's quaintness in Town Council race
Hargreaves, who owns a security business, highlighted traffic as a top issue as well as maintaining the dirt roads and quaintness of Windermere as did the other candidates. He also wanted to look into alleged voting irregularities.
He struck out at the county and state levels. Now Bobby O is back to re-claim the District 3 city commission seat he resigned in his quest for higher office
Winter Garden's retail politician talks East Winter Garden, public safety, good ol' boy politics and whether he's in it for keeps this time around or just laying the foundation for a much bigger run.
Seeking her 5th term as District 2 commissioner, Rosemary Wilsen brings a social worker's acumen to city government
A true devotee of local government — Wilsen used to attend budget meetings before getting elected — the commissioner Zoomed in to chat about Ocoee's parks, the downtown project and keeping 18-wheelers out of residential areas.
Will Iliana Ramos Jones become the first Latina to represent a district in Winter Garden?
Running for the open seat in District 2, the construction company CFO talks about her campaign, bringing more Hispanics to the decision-making table, and why she didn't show up to that Orlando Sentinel interview with her opponent.
In a tough race, Commissioner Mark Maciel takes the high road
Voted into the District 3 seat his opponent vacated to pursue higher office in 2017, Maciel still has things he wants to do — like annexing pockets of unincorporated Winter Garden into the city and ensuring the Dillard Street revitalization project goes well. But first, he'd like to correct a few things you may have heard.
Joel Keller feels perfectly fine and he'd like his job back, please
The former commissioner fought cancer — and won. Now he's ready to return to fighting for the citizens of District 4. We talk zip codes, moving the police firing range, improving morale at the fire department, and why he spends his vacations working for the people of Ocoee.
City budget audit proves most divisive issue among Ocoee commission candidates in otherwise friendly political forum
Ocoee City Commission candidates for Districts 2 and 4 grappled with the question of whether the city should be independently audited. It was the biggest sticking point during Monday’s forum where they differed little in their opinions about the city’s needs, growth and direction.