Ocoee Commissioner seeks Orange County seat

The City of Ocoee’s District 4 Commissioner George Oliver III was elected into office for the second time in March 2025. 

Less than a year later, he filed his intent to run for the Orange County Commissioner District 2 seat Wednesday, Jan. 14. 

Marsha Summersill also has filed for the Orange County Commissioner District 2 seat.

Oliver's term on the Ocoee City Commission will expire in 2029. His election last year was a highly contested race between Oliver, the incumbent, and challenger Ages Hart. 

Oliver was first elected to the District 4 seat in 2018, and he became the first Black commissioner. In 2023, he resigned from the seat to challenge Mayor Rusty Johnson. His challenge was unsuccessful.