Mayoral candidates talk personal background, experience

  • Christine Moore cited her roles as Orange County Commissioner and MetroPLAN chair to address Apopka’s sprawl, sewer, and infrastructure challenges.
  • Nick Nesta opposes rising utility rates and unchecked growth, advocating transparency and fiscal responsibility as Apopka City Commissioner.

Apopka voters will go to the polls to elect the next mayor in just over five weeks. Ahead of Tuesday’s mayoral candidate debate, which will focus on the issues, the three candidates completed an Apopka Chief questionnaire to help set a baseline for the event.

Orange County Commissioner Christine Moore, incumbent Mayor Bryan Nelson and Apopka City Commissioner Nick Nesta responded to questions about their backgrounds, experience in public office, and the issues they believe are most important to Apopka’s future. Their answers are included in full below — appearing in alphabetical order.

The municipal election, which also includes three City Council seats and eight charter amendments, is scheduled for March 10, with a potential runoff on April 14…

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