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Jerry L. Demings (born June 12, 1959) is an American politician and former law enforcement officer serving as Mayor of Orange County, Florida since 2018. A member of the Democratic Party , he previously served as Sheriff of Orange County, Florida from 2009 to 2018, and served as Chief of the Orlando Police Department and Director of Public ...
Mayor Jerry L. Demings was sworn in on Dec. 4, 2018 as the 5th elected Mayor of Orange County and re-elected in 2022. He is the first African-American to serve in the role. He oversees more than 8,000 Orange County employees and a $7 billion budget as the County’s chief executive officer.
In 2008, Demings made history again when was elected as the first African-American sheriff of Orange County. He would be reelected twice more before achieving another first on Dec. 4, 2018, when...
Aug 23, 2022 · Demings won re-election to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners to represent Mayor in Florida outright in the primary on August 23, 2022, after the general election was canceled. Demings was the county sheriff for Orange County in Florida from 2009 to 2018.
Experienced Mayor, Sheriff, Police Chief, Deputy County Administrator and Public Safety Director with a demonstrated history of working in government, law enforcement and accounting .
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Dec 4, 2018 · Demings, a City Beautiful native, was also Orlando's first African American police chief; the first African American elected as Orange County Sheriff, where he served three terms; and the first...
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Jerry was elected the first African American Orange County Sheriff and Constitutional Officer in 2008. Under Jerry’s leadership, Orange County has seen a 34% reduction in violent crime and 30% reduction in overall crime.
