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Orange County District 2 Commissioner Michael \u201cMike\u201d Crabb (L) takes the oath of office from Ninth Judicial Circuit Judge Andrew Bain (R) on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at the Orange County Administration Center. Crabb was sworn in shortly before taking his seat for his first Board of County Commissioners meeting. <\/p>\n
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Michael \u201cMike\u201d Crabb was sworn in Tuesday as Orange County\u2019s District 2 commissioner shortly before taking his seat for his first Board of County Commissioners meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ninth Judicial Circuit Judge Andrew Bain administered the oath of office during the ceremony at the Orange County Administration Center before the commission\u2019s 9 a.m. meeting. Crabb\u2019s wife, Pamela, joined him for the ceremony and held the Bible as he took the oath.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Rev. Alexander H. Smith, senior pastor of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Apopka, delivered the invocation before the ceremony. Apopka Mayor Nick Nesta also attended and was recognized before Crabb took the oath of office.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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See Member Benefits<\/a>Join Our Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings welcomed Crabb to the Board of County Commissioners and noted his more than 30 years in law enforcement with the Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhile sometimes we don\u2019t always agree on everything \u2026 it means that we just have different opinions,\u201d Demings said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n During open remarks after the oath, Crabb joked he didn\u2019t have time to write a speech because he was too busy reviewing the tourism development tax in preparation for his first commission meeting.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI was up all night studying TDT, so I didn\u2019t write a speech,\u201d Crabb said. \u201cThank you, Mayor, for that agenda item. I appreciate that for my first one.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Crabb said he wants Orange County to strengthen its collaboration with communities throughout District 2, including Ocoee, Apopka, Eatonville, Tangerine, Zellwood, Lockhart and Clarcona.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI promise you that I will be a good commissioner for our district, and I will work hard,\u201d Crabb said. \u201cI will do my very best, and we will continue to try to move District 2 forward.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Crabb<\/a> on July 31 to fill the vacancy created by Christine Moore, who resigned to run for mayor of Apopka. Moore lost the April 14 mayoral runoff to Nick Nesta and later sought reappointment from DeSantis to serve the remainder of her District 2 term. The seat had been vacant since April 27.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Crabb had applied for the vacant commission seat earlier in the year and told the Apopka Chief after his appointment that he participated in a telephone interview with the governor\u2019s office roughly two weeks before DeSantis selected him.\u00a0<\/p>\n At the time of the appointment, Crabb was one of five candidates campaigning for a full four-year term representing District 2. He faced Kamia Brown, Wes Hodge, George Oliver III and Marsha Summersill in the Aug. 18 nonpartisan primary.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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