ORLANDO, Fla. – Former Orlando District 5 City Commissioner Regina Hill has filed a lawsuit against the City of Orlando challenging the Nov. 4 election she lost to Shan Rose.<\/p>\n
Hill claims Rose\u2019s campaign offered voters “things of value,” including health tests valued between $2,500 and $3,500 and $45 Visa gift cards, in exchange for votes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The suit also alleges improper collection of absentee ballots and ballots recorded from people who say they did not participate in the election.<\/p>\n
Hill is asking the court to overturn the results and either declare her the winner or require a new election.\u00a0<\/p>\n
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX LOCAL APP<\/a><\/p>\n Voters in Orlando\u2019s District 5 re-elected Rose, who secured just over 52% of the Nov. 4 vote, narrowly avoiding a runoff in one of Central Florida\u2019s closely watched local races.<\/p>\n Hill received 33% of the vote, while challenger Lawanna Gelser finished with 15%, according to unofficial results.<\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n Rose responded to a request for comment about the lawsuit with a brief statement: “No comment.”<\/p>\n Speaking to supporters following her victory on Nov. 4, Rose expressed gratitude for the community\u2019s trust.<\/p>\n “I am grateful for the opportunity to serve District 5 for another four years,” Rose said. “I\u2019m grateful for the residents for believing in me, trusting me with another four more years\u2026 the businesses, and everyone who decided to stand behind me.”<\/p>\n SIGN-UP FOR FOX 35’S BREAKING NEWS, DAILY NEWS NEWSLETTERS<\/a><\/p>\n Rose, who first took office following a special election last year, highlighted progress made under her leadership, including a 27% drop in crime and improvements to sidewalks and infrastructure. She said her next term will focus on strengthening downtown Orlando\u2019s identity, supporting local businesses, and ensuring all residents feel represented.<\/p>\n Hill, who was arrested in March 2024 on elderly exploitation and fraud charges, was suspended from office by Governor Ron DeSantis<\/a> a month later.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Source: This story was written based on information taken from court documents filed in the Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit.<\/p>\n Orange County News<\/a>Orlando News<\/a>Politics<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. – Former Orlando District 5 City Commissioner Regina Hill has filed a lawsuit against the City…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47327,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[47,115,1335,139,141,140,99,628],"class_list":{"0":"post-47326","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-fl","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-orange-county","11":"tag-orlando","12":"tag-orlando-headlines","13":"tag-orlando-news","14":"tag-politics","15":"tag-us"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}