Austin Arthur joins race for Orange County Commission

Longtime West Orange resident and business owner Austin Arthur has announced his candidacy for a seat on the Orange County Commission for District 1.

In a prepared statement, Arthur said he would petition for the 2024 election on Wednesday, Feb. 1. He announced a challenge to current county commissioner Nicole Wilson, who was elected to the seat in 2020. is the first person.

“West Orange County is my home,” said Arthur. “It’s where I started my business and where I decided to have a family. Our community on the west side of the county needs real representation on the Orange County Board of Commissioners. We are — people who are prepared to speak on behalf of all our residents on issues related to the Commission’s mandate. We need people who believe in tackling other problems that are troubling us.”

Arthur has worked with the City of Winter Garden Architectural Review and Historic Preservation Commission, West Orange Habitat for Humanity, Eight Waves Children & Family Services, Challenge 22 Veteran Suicide Awareness, the Rotary Club of Winter Garden, and the West Orange Scholarship. I participate in some community committees. Foundation, One Winter Garden, etc. He is a former board member of his West Orange Political Alliance and an active supporter of both the Lift Disability Network and Friends of Lake Apopka.

“I think community diversity is important. Not all neighborhoods in the county are the same,” says Arthur. “We need to work closely with municipalities and unincorporated regions to understand their needs, some of which have a rich history to preserve and some of which can be adapted to new developments. Some neighborhoods are building, and I’m running to keep West Orange attractive with the controlled growth that residents want.”

Arthur was a firefighter/paramedic before becoming a business owner in West Orange. Along with his younger brother Xander, he founded Stars and Stripes Management Systems, a digital his marketing and website design firm based in Winter Gardens, in 2012. In 2014, the brothers opened his Gymnastics USA, the largest gymnastics center in the state.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur live in Winter Garden with their three young children.