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Commissioner
Patty Sheehan
 In
April of 2000, Commissioner Patty Sheehan was first elected to
the Orlando City Council to represent District 4. She was
subsequently re-elected to a second, four-year term on March 9,
2004. District 4 includes the neighborhoods of Colonialtown
North, Colonialtown South, Coytown, East Central Park, Lake
Underhill, Dover Shores West, Lake Como, Lake Davis/Greenwood,
Lawsona/Ferncreek, the Lake Lawson Historic Neighborhood
Association, Thornton Park, South Eola, Lake Eola Heights, Lake
Cherokee, Lake Copeland, Albert Shores, Hampton Park, Lake
Holden Terrace, Millenia and Camellia Gardens. Also included are
the Central business district, Colonialtown Center and South
Orange and Division commercial business areas.Commissioner Sheehan attended the University of Central Florida and earned her BA in Art. She worked full-time at a construction company to pay for her education. A former administrator with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Commissioner Sheehan serves her constituents full-time. She has been a Central Florida resident for 36 years, and has lived in her quaint, Colonialtown bungalow for over 15 years. Commissioner Sheehan’s efforts have been recognized by many organizations. For two consecutive years, she was recognized by the State of Florida’s Davis Productivity Award for measurably increasing performance and state services to Florida taxpayers. She was the District 4 Volunteer of the Year, Colonialtown Volunteer of the Year and Block Captain of the Year for District 4 Neighborhood Watch and also served as President of the Colonialtown North Neighborhood Association. She is a volunteer for Green-Up Orlando and Keep Orlando Beautiful. She has been recognized in an Orlando Weekly and Orlando Magazine poll as one of Orlando’s Best Politicians. Additionally, she received the Spectrum Awards for Community Activism, Role Model and Lifetime Achievement. Patty Sheehan has served her community through many organizations including The Nominating Committee and The Public Safety Advisory Committee of the National League of Cities, The Ripple Effect, MetroPlan, Seniors First, Orlando NOW, Central Floridians Against Discrimination, Joy Metropolitan Community Church and the Seminole County School’s Dividends Program. She is the founder and Chairperson for the Wheels for Kids program, which provides bicycles to needy elementary and middle school students living in Reeves Terrace public housing. She currently serves on the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council. Commissioner Sheehan is well known for her advocacy of pedestrian safety, neighborhoods and historic preservation and a thriving downtown. Patty Sheehan’s hobbies include gardening, photography, home improvement, painting and tooling around Orlando on her Vespa. She shares her home with her partner, Jocelynn, their Chinese Crested dog, Maxine and Lui, their cat, as well as an assortment of tropical fish. Back |
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