Tiffany Moore Russell
Orange County Clerk of Courts. Finished first in the four-way Aug. 18 nonpartisan primary.
How they got on the ballot: First in Aug 18 primary with 32% (53,009 votes)
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Positions on the major issues
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Property taxes Strongly disagrees· stated position
At the Orange County mayoral runoff forum in Apopka she said she intends to vote against the November state property-tax amendment, citing the difficulty of replacing the lost revenue and the effect on first responders and smaller municipalities.
"I do plan to vote no"
Housing affordability Leans agree· stated position
At the same forum she said the county should increase housing supply and shorten its development-approval timelines, and said the way county staff interpret development rules causes costly delays.
Environment & water Leans agree· stated position
She said she supports the county purchasing rural land to protect its rural boundary.
Growth & development Leans agree· stated position
At the forum she supported a moratorium on large-scale data-center development and said the county should keep lobbying with the Florida Association of Counties to amend SB 180 and protect local home rule.
"the Legislature has been chipping away at home rule"
No public position found on 3 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Taxes & spending, Crime & policing, Veterans. This is reported as unknown rather than guessed from party affiliation; these issues are excluded from this candidate's match score.
Other issues this candidate has raised
- Convention center / hotel tax — Both runoff candidates expressed hesitancy about expanding the Orange County Convention Center and about using additional hotel-tax money for it; Moore Russell also proposed renovating older apartment complexes in Holden Heights and Pine Hills.
- Transit — At the Apopka runoff forum she called for better connections between residents and jobs and voiced support for bus rapid transit.
- Budget and transit (Spectrum News 13 debate) — In the Spectrum News 13 debate, said she would look at consolidating departments, freezing some hiring and timing capital projects, and favors a more connected rail system including seven-day SunRail service.
- Data centers — In an Oct. 2026 News 6 interview, Moore Russell said she does not support the large AI data centers being proposed, citing water use, power demand and water quality, and said she commended the county for seeking a moratorium. Quote: "But I do not support the big data centers, the AI data centers that is being proposed today."
- Jobs and economic development — In a News 6 interview, Moore Russell said the county should provide more incentives to attract businesses, called county permitting an impediment for those who want to invest, and said the county should keep investing in CareerSource and trades training.