Jerry Demings

Jerry Demings
5th Mayor of Orange County
Assumed office
December 4, 2018
Preceded byTeresa Jacobs
Sheriff of Orange County
In office
January 6, 2009 – December 4, 2018
Preceded byKevin Beary
Succeeded byJohn Mina
Chief of the Orlando Police Department
In office
1998–2002
Preceded byBill Kennedy
Succeeded byMichael McCoy
Personal details
Born (1959-06-12) June 12, 1959 (age 65)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
(m. 1988)
Children3
EducationFlorida State University (BS)
Everest College (MBA)

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.[1] 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 Safety for Orange County, Florida. He was elected as the county's Mayor in August 2018, becoming both the first Democrat and African American to hold the office.[2]

  1. ^ Peters, Xander (December 4, 2018). "Jerry Demings officially becomes Orange County's first African American mayor". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Peters, Xander (August 28, 2018). "Sheriff Jerry Demings wins Orange County mayoral race". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved August 28, 2018.