The mayor of Orange County is the county executive and

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of the Board of County Commissioners of

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. The mayor is independently elected countywide.

Duties and powers

The mayor is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the county government of Orange County, overseeing over 8,000 employees with a budget of over $7.2 billion, as of 2025. The mayor and county commission have municipal-equivalent authority over

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s and

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s within Orange County.

History of the mayor's office

Before the approval by voters of a 2004 charter amendment, the position of mayor was called "Orange County chairman", which became an elected position in 1930. The Orange County mayor's post is the most powerful elected office in

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. The current mayor of Orange County is

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. Demings assumed office on December 4, 2018 and was subsequently re-elected in

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List of mayors of Orange County, Florida

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References

External links

Mayor Jerry Demings
on the official website of Orange County Government County executives in Florida Orange County, Florida

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Duties and powers

History of the mayor's office

List of mayors of Orange County, Florida

See also

References

External links