Regina Hill fails to reclaim Orlando District 5 seat
Shan Rose has been reelected as Orlando City Commissioner in District 5
Updated: 10:06 PM EST Nov 4, 2025
Regina Hill has failed to reclaim her seat as the Orlando City Commissioner in District 5. Shan Rose has been reelected after receiving 51.84% of the votes. BackgroundOrlando has been focused on the heated battle for the district 5 commissioner’s seat.Hill served on the Orlando City Commission for nine years. She’s spent the last few months trying to get reacquainted with the voters in Carver Shores and other neighborhoods west of I-4 after being suspended from office in March 2024.Hill was suspended for alleged exploitation of the elderly and is facing trial next year. She’s asking voters to give her another chance.“Of course, we know the dark cloud hanging over my head, but voters have continued to support me, and they’re asking, and they have, as I said in the very beginning of this race, that the people asked me to run again,” Hill said.Replacing Hill in a special election last year was Shan Rose, who ran to keep her seat. Rose tells voters that clean and safe streets are her priority.Rose showed WESH 2 the new sidewalks in The Willows neighborhood that open accessibility to those in wheelchairs and those with other mobility issues.The sidewalks were installed after Rose took office.”Crime is down 27 percent, we’ve got programs for our seniors and our youth, and we’re working together to move the district forward,” she said. “It’s not about me; it’s about the community.”Lawanna Gelzer, a community activist, also ran for the seat in District 5. Gelzer said a vote for her would be a vote to keep petty politics out of City Hall.Gelzer told WESH 2, “That’s not professionalism. That’s not what I bring to the table. That’s why in my upbringing, integrity is something that I really run on, and it’s about the community.”
ORLANDO, Fla. —
Regina Hill has failed to reclaim her seat as the Orlando City Commissioner in District 5. Shan Rose has been reelected after receiving 51.84% of the votes.
Background
Orlando has been focused on the heated battle for the district 5 commissioner’s seat.
Hill served on the Orlando City Commission for nine years. She’s spent the last few months trying to get reacquainted with the voters in Carver Shores and other neighborhoods west of I-4 after being suspended from office in March 2024.
Hill was suspended for alleged exploitation of the elderly and is facing trial next year. She’s asking voters to give her another chance.
“Of course, we know the dark cloud hanging over my head, but voters have continued to support me, and they’re asking, and they have, as I said in the very beginning of this race, that the people asked me to run again,” Hill said.
Replacing Hill in a special election last year was Shan Rose, who ran to keep her seat. Rose tells voters that clean and safe streets are her priority.
Rose showed WESH 2 the new sidewalks in The Willows neighborhood that open accessibility to those in wheelchairs and those with other mobility issues.
The sidewalks were installed after Rose took office.
“Crime is down 27 percent, we’ve got programs for our seniors and our youth, and we’re working together to move the district forward,” she said. “It’s not about me; it’s about the community.”
Lawanna Gelzer, a community activist, also ran for the seat in District 5. Gelzer said a vote for her would be a vote to keep petty politics out of City Hall.
Gelzer told WESH 2, “That’s not professionalism. That’s not what I bring to the table. That’s why in my upbringing, integrity is something that I really run on, and it’s about the community.”