County, state hopefuls announce candidacies
By Erin France and Rachek Ullrich | February 14Staff Writers New candidates and incumbents began filing Monday to run for positions representing Orange County at the local, state and national levels. Candidates have until noon Feb. 28 to file for the May 2 primary and Nov. 7 general election. County commissioners Three seats are up for grabs on the Orange County Board of Commissioners - Alice Gordon's, Stephen Halkiotis' and Barry Jacobs' terms all are expiring. Gordon expressed intent to run before the filing's opening. She will be running for her fifth term.