Receive our team's agenda-setting morning read of what's hot in Florida politics. This platform and all of its content are owned by Extensive Enterprises Media. Besides them, he’s into mystery and suspense books and movies, rock, blues, basketball, baseball, writing unpublished novels, and being amused. Sheppard was not available Thursday to discuss Demings’ complaint, though a call to his campaign phone led Joe Kilgore to answer and defend the use of the pictures. My campaign reached out to him for the second time and respectfully asked him not to use my image to infer my support for his campaign. Delivered straight to your inbox Monday through Friday. He also has posted unspecified poll results on his campaign’s Facebook page claiming he is leading the race. Sheppard, as the Democrats’ official nominee, may have an advantage among uninformed voters, as Democrats dominate voter registration in Orange County. Sheppard presents a unique situation for Orange County Democrats. Scott Powers is an Orlando-based political journalist with 30+ years’ experience, mostly at newspapers such as the Orlando Sentinel and the Columbus Dispatch. ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An emergency motion filed Monday in Orange County Circuit Court calls for the removal of Democratic Orange County Sheriff candidate Darryl B. Sheppard … ... Brevard sheriff releases dash cam video of deputy shooting teens in car as … Sheppard also ran for … Sheppard’s campaign Facebook page includes campaign pictures of him posing with Demings, with Democratic Lieutenant Governor nominee Chris King, and with Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. Florida Politics is a statewide, new media platform covering campaigns, elections, government, policy, and lobbying in Florida. Contributors & reporters: Phil Ammann, Drew Dixon, Renzo Downey, Rick Flagg, A.G. Gancarski, Joe Henderson, Janelle Irwin, Ryan Nicol, Jacob Ogles, Scott Powers, Bob Sparks, Andrew Wilson, and Kelly Hayes. She responded to Sheppard’s posts of her picture by declaring on her personal Facebook account, “Orange County Sheriff Candidate Darryl Sheppard has decided to use my image in his campaign literature. The race also features retired Florida Highway Patrol Chief Jose “Joe” Lopez. Sheppard has no background in law enforcement, except for an arrest record of his own. Yet he got on the Nov. 6 ballot as the Democrats’ nominee for Orange County Sheriff because no one else ran for the nomination. He and his wife Connie have three grown children. Address: 204 37th Avenue North #182 Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. “Perhaps he should learn how to OBEY the law become (sic) he TRIES to enforce the law. Email him at scott@floridapolitics.com. He covers local, state and federal politics and space news across much of Central Florida. Phone: (727) 642-3162 But then his Facebook page also includes a clearly fake post of a tweet from President Donald Trump in support of Lopez and Mina. Darryl Sheppard Businessman Darryl Sheppard argues the Orange County Sheriff’s Office has been too aggressive in focusing on misdemeanor crimes over violent crimes. Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings on Thursday blasted Orange County Sheriff candidate Darryl Sheppard for including her picture in campaign materials, saying she has told him to stop using it and wouldn’t back him for dog catcher, “for fear the canines would lodge complaints.”. Kilgore said the materials do not state anything about endorsements and the politicians in the pictures are public figures so that their images are available for public use. His career earned numerous journalism awards for stories ranging from the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster to presidential elections to misplaced nuclear waste. “He is TOTALLY unfit for the position he seeks, without even mentioning his criminal record,” Demings, a former Orlando Police Chief declared in a Facebook post Thursday morning. There also is an upload of what appears to be a campaign leaflet or mailer showing those pictures. Meet the Orange County Sheriff's Candidates: Darryl Sheppard Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Nelson has endorsed Orlando Police Chief John Mina in the race. Both Mina and Lopez are former Republicans who switched their voter registration to the Democratic Party in 2017 but did so too late to qualify for the 2018 ballot as Democrats. Email: Peter@FloridaPolitics.com Demings is married to the current Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings. “Finally Sheppard is being exposed as who he really is. Sheppard presents a unique situation for Orange County Democrats. The voters of Orange County are smart. Before you can hold anybody accountable you gotta start with yourself: hold yourself accountable first,” Lopez said. Orange County Democratic Chair Wes Hodge has said the party is not backing him. Sheppard has no background in law enforcement, except for an arrest record of his own. St. Petersburg, Florida 33704. So they’re both running as independents. Publisher: Peter Schorsch Since he refused, I feel compelled to make the following statement:”, And then she added, “For the record, I am not supporting a candidate in this race.”. The other two campaigns largely have been trying to ignore him, and Mina’s campaign indicated it intended to continue to do so. Florida Primary Election Results – August 30, 2016, Judges qualify for merit-retention election, Val Demings blasts Darryl Sheppard as 'totally unfit' in Orange County Sheriff campaign, Orange County tourist tax still running 60% below normal, Nelson has endorsed Orlando Police Chief John Mina, Sign up for exclusive text updates on the 2021 Legislative Session and state government here. Florida primary election results for Orange County for August 18, 2020. Darryl Sheppard (Democratic Party) ran for election for Orange County Sheriff in Florida.Sheppard lost in the Democratic primary on August 18, 2020.. Sheppard was also a candidate for District 5 representative on the Orlando City Council in Florida.Sheppard initially filed for the general election on November 7, 2017, but did not qualify for the ballot because he did not submit the …