Dear Friend,
I am not sure if you heard the news, but last week I was unanimously elected by my colleagues to serve as Chair for the Orange County Legislative Delegation, alongside Senator Geraldine Thompson as Vice Chair and Representative Johanna López as Secretary.
This marks a historic moment for Orange County. Not only am I the youngest woman to serve as Chair of the delegation, but this is the first time the entire delegation leadership team are women and people of color.
It’s incredibly humbling to serve in this leadership role. As someone who was born and raised in Orlando and grew up in a family of working class immigrants, I never imagined I would ever serve in public office let alone help lead the Orange County Legislative Delegation into the future.
Orange County is home to 1.423 million people and one of the largest school districts in the country. We’re known for our major tourist attractions, nationally ranked universities and colleges and beautiful trails and parks. We’re a diverse county with one of the fastest growing populations. With that comes important challenges for us to overcome, like housing affordability, economic disparities, health equity, public transportation, workforce shortages, and public safety.
Having delegation leaders that are focused on solving problems versus creating problems is key to Central Florida’s success. And I am proud to be in a place to lead.
With that said, I encourage you to keep up to date with our legislative updates via this link. I am back in Tallahassee this week and will continue to keep you updated on what’s taking place in your State Capitol.
Onward,
Rep. Anna V. Eskamani