Teresa Jacobs
Chair of theOrange County Public School Board
Incumbent
Assumed office November 19, 2018
Preceded by	Bill Sublette
4thMayor of Orange County
In office January 4, 2011 – November 19, 2018
Preceded by	Richard Crotty
Succeeded by	Jerry Demings
Member of the Orange County Commission from the 1st district
In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Bob Freeman[1]
Succeeded by	Scott Boyd[2]
Personal details
Born	(1958-04-06)April 6, 1958 (age 67)[3] Baltimore,Maryland,U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Bruce Jacobs
Residence	Orange County, Florida
Alma mater	Florida State University

Teresa Jacobs (born April 6, 1958 inBaltimore, Maryland) is an American politician serving since 2018 as the Chair ofOrange County Public School Board.^[4] Jacobs previously served asMayor of Orange County from 2011 until taking office as school board chair in November 2018, also having represented district 1 on theOrange County Board of County Commissioners from 2000 to 2008.

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Jacobs was raised inMiami andJupiter, Florida. She is a graduate ofFlorida State University, graduatingcum laude with a degree ineconomics.

Jacobs moved toAtlanta, Georgia, in 1981. She was Assistant Vice President ofNational Bank of Georgia, Atlanta from 1981 to 1989.^{[5][better source needed]}

Jacobs represented District 1 on theBoard of County Commissioners, which encompasses southwestOrange County fromWinter Garden toHunter's Creek. She was elected in 2000, re-elected in 2004, and stepped down in 2008 due to term limits. Jacobs was credited with championing new ethics rules for county elected officials, and successfully strengthening local laws to prevent school overcrowding.^{[citation needed]} She was elected President of the Florida Association of Counties in 2007.^[5]

Jacobs announced that she planned to run forMayor of Orange County in2010. She was the last candidate to enter the race. She was opposed by Bill Segal, Linda Stewart, and Matthew Falconer. On August 24, 2010, Stewart (19%) and Falconer (15%) were eliminated in the primary election. Jacobs (42%) and Segal (22%) both advanced to the general election in a run-off. In the general election on November 2, 2010, Jacobs resoundingly defeated Segal, 68% - 32%, despite being out fund raised 2-1.^[6]

DespiteVal Demings having been in the race early on, she dropped out leaving Jacobs winning the election unopposed.^{[citation needed]}

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• President, Florida Association of Counties (FAC)
• Chair, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council (ECFRPC)
• Member, Central Florida MPO Alliance, Member
• Chair, Central Florida Smart Growth Alliance (CFSGA)
• Member, MetroPlan Orlando Board
• Gubernatorial Appointee, Wekiva River Basin Commission
• Member, Myregion.org Executive Board of Directors
• Member, Florida Transportation Plan Steering Committee
• International Drive Master Transit and Improvement District Governing Board, Chair Person
• Lynx Board of Directors
• Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, Board of Directors
• Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, Finance Committee
• Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA), Board of Directors
• Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission (Sunrail), Vice Chairman
• Visit Orlando Board, Ex-Officio Director
• County Executives of America, Board of Directors
• Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida
• Tourism Development Council (TDC), Chairman
• Central Florida Regional Commission on Homelessness, Co-Chair
• Congress of Regional Leaders, Member
• MyRegion.Org, Executive Board of Directors
• St. John's River Alliance

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