Qualifying ends for Oakland election

Two candidates have qualified for the mayor’s seat. One incumbent is unopposed, and one seat is left empty.

By Amy Quesinberry
| 5:14 p.m. December 7, 2023

West Orange Times & Observer
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The qualifying period has ended for the town of Oakland’s municipal General Election, to take place Tuesday, March 19.

Two people have qualified for the mayor’s seat: Salvador Ramos and Shane Taylor. Longtime Mayor Kathy Stark did not run for re-election.

Commissioner Michael Satterfield is unopposed for Seat 2, and he will retain his position for another four years.

No one qualified for Seat 3, which is being vacated by Commissioner Ramos in his bid for mayor. The town will appoint a resident to that seat at a later date.

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Amy Quesinberry

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.