An Orange County commissioner accused Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer of a “blatant power grab” after a Dyer aide filed to run for the commissioner’s seat.Lori Harris, Dyer’s adviser on homelessness and social services, filed Friday for the Orange County Commission in District 4, which includes Waterford Lakes, Lake Nona and south Orange.Incumbent Commissioner Jennifer Thompson, who is term-limited, is backing her longtime aide Susan Makowski to succeed her. In a Facebook video posted Monday, Thompson said Dyer has been calling influential residents for weeks and asking them to back Harris.“I’m sick to my stomach, and I hope voters will take notice of this,” Thompson said in the video. “This is nothing more than Mayor Buddy Dyer and the city of Orlando and the downtown establishment trying to get control of our local politics so that they can make the decisions … It’s just frustrating to see this kind of political power grab going on.”Dyer had no comment Monday, but a spokesperson said Dyer will join Harris on Wednesday in front of the Orange County Regional History Center to make an announcement, along with Hispanic community leader, Zoraida Velasco. Harris and her treasurer, Joan Jennings, could not be reached for comment.Thompson,… Read full this story
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