{"id":22289,"date":"2025-03-04T11:30:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=22289"},"modified":"2025-03-04T11:30:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:30:40","slug":"orange-county-redistricting-advisory-committee-meeting-set-for-march-6-2025","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2025\/03\/orange-county-redistricting-advisory-committee-meeting-set-for-march-6-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Redistricting Advisory Committee Meeting Set for March 6, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-20539\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom-241x241.png 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Orange County, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 The first meeting of the 2025 Mid-Decennial Redistricting Advisory Committee \u2013 charged with making recommendations for expanding the number of Orange County Commission Districts from six to eight \u2013 will take place on Thursday, March 6, 2025. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. at the Orange County Administration Center, 201 S. Rosalind Avenue, Orlando, Fla., 32801.<\/p>\n<p>In November 2024, Orange County voters approved a charter amendment to expand the number of commission districts from six to eight. The Orange County Board of County Commissioners is undertaking a redistricting process to establish new district boundaries and incorporate the two additional districts. To support this effort, the Board formed the 2025 Mid-Decennial Redistricting Advisory Committee in January 2025. The committee is responsible for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Holding public meetings to gather community input<\/li>\n<li>Reviewing census data<\/li>\n<li>Proposing the boundaries for two new commission districts and recommending adjustments to existing districts<\/li>\n<li>Submitting a non-binding recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners for review in September 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/redistricting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ocfl.net\/redistricting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>COMMITTEE MEMBERS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Committee members were nominated by the Mayor and the County Commissioners.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings<br \/>\n<\/u>Hector \u201cTico\u201d Perez, Co-Chair<br \/>\nCamille Evans, Co-Chair<br \/>\nCoy Jones<\/p>\n<p><u>District 1 Commissioner Nicole Wilson<br \/>\n<\/u>Erica Jackson<br \/>\nBobby Olszewski<\/p>\n<p><u>District 2 Commissioner Christine Moore<br \/>\n<\/u>Joe Kilsheimer<br \/>\nAngel de la Portilla<\/p>\n<p><u>District 3 Commissioner Mayra Uribe<br \/>\n<\/u>Mark Arias<br \/>\nTom Callan<\/p>\n<p><u>District 4 Commissioner Maribel Gomez Cordero<br \/>\n<\/u>Rishi Bagga<br \/>\nDavid Washington<\/p>\n<p><u>District 5 Commissioner Kelly Martinez Semrad<br \/>\n<\/u>Gordon Spears<br \/>\nJames Auffant<\/p>\n<p><u>District 6 Commissioner Michael Scott<br \/>\n<\/u>Alejandro Pezzini<br \/>\nJason Henry<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHEN:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Thursday, March 6, 2025<br \/>\n6:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHERE:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Commission Chambers<br \/>\nOrange County Administration Center<br \/>\n201 S. Rosalind Avenue<br \/>\nOrlando, Fla., 32801<\/p>\n<p><strong>MEDIA<\/strong>:<br \/>\nOrange TV will carry the meeting live. Viewing options include Channel 488 on Spectrum, Channel 9 on Comcast, 1081 CenturyLink Prism TV, WSWF Channel 10.2 (over the air), stream live at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/OpenGovernment\/OrangeTVVisionTV.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ocfl.net\/orangetv<\/a>, and you can view via the Orange TV app on ROKU in the Education category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orange County, Fla. \u2013 The first meeting of the 2025 Mid-Decennial Redistricting Advisory Committee \u2013 charged with making recommendations for expanding the number of Orange County Commission Districts from six to eight \u2013 will take place on Thursday, March 6, 2025. 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