Endorsements
Orange County Commission District 5: Dr. Kelly Martinez Semrad
A longtime environmental advocate and professor at UCF, Kelly has been on the frontline advocating for a better Orlando. Kelly is the president of Save Orange County, an organization fighting to protect rural and natural lands in Orange County. Kelly is involved in the campaign to Save Split Oak Forest and to get a Rural Boundary on the ballot. Kelly understands that building excessive sprawl is disastrous for communities and our environment, and also goes against building a walkable and transit-oriented region.
Kelly has done extensive research on the negative racial and economic impacts tourism can have on cities. With the Orlando area being a tourism hub, Kelly hopes to make sure tourism is benefitting everyone. That includes using money from the Tourism Development Tax to fund more public transportation projects.
Website: https://kellysemrad.com/