Scott Randolph was elected Orange County Tax Collector in November 2012 and reelected in 2016. Prior to becoming the Orange County Tax Collector, Mr. Randolph represented Orange County residents in the Florida Legislature where he served as a senior member on the Finance and Tax Committee. As an attorney, Mr. Randolph brings extensive experience in state and local tax policy to the Orange County Tax Collector's office.

In the five years that Mr. Randolph has served as Tax Collector, he's implemented new technologies to improve customer service, streamlined the Office's budget, returned millions of dollars back to taxpayers and fought to protect small businesses, churches and non-profits from unfair tax penalties.

Mr. Randolph's top priority is to serve Orange County taxpayers and customers. He continues to focus on providing faster, more efficient customer service by embracing new technology to improve customer interactions with our offices — and it's working. The Florida Department of Revenue ranks the Orange County Tax Collector's Office as the third most efficient tax collector office in Florida.

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Akin came to the United States as a young man to further his college studies. After receiving his master's degree in architecture, he ran a successful regional architectural firm for over two decades. Akin is a life-long learner and holds a Ph.D. in urban and regional studies from Florida State University.

Akin's love of community and family led him to his first foray into volunteering. From there, he was encouraged to enter politics, where he first served as a Leon County Commissioner. He soon determined that his background would serve him well as the Leon County Property Appraiser, and in 2016, he was elected to that position.

Akin is an active member and past president of the Florida Association of Property Appraisers. He and his fellow colleagues have successfully promoted legislation to help our taxpayers. He is also a member of Leadership Florida's Cornerstone Class 41. In that role, he shares his concerns for our community and state with other leaders throughout Florida. This includes affordable housing, economic viability, accountable government, and environmental sustainability.

Akin has been a resident of Tallahassee for more than 30 years and is married to Eva. Together, they have four children and five grandchildren.

Bob is a 5th generation Floridian, born & raised in Tampa. Guided by working-class parents devoted to him & his 3 siblings, Bob has been driven by a desire to help those around him. He built the foundation for that goal by achieving academic success at Tampa Catholic High & Princeton University. At both schools, Bob learned the importance of teamwork as a starting offensive lineman on the football squads.

Soon after graduating from Princeton, Bob went to work for Hillsborough County's Streets & Addresses department to help enhance its 9-1-1 program. In 1998, Bob was elected to the Florida Legislature as a State Representative. After two terms in office, Bob was appointed to head up the Pinellas & Pasco counties division of the Department of Children and Families. Bob also served as head football coach at Tampa Catholic from 1990-99 & again from 2005-2012.

After winning the election of Hillsborough County Property Appraiser in 2012, Bob made the decision to step down as head coach at TC in order to focus his energies on the constitutional responsibilities of his office. He now leads a new "team" with his same ambitions: to serve the public with fairness, professionalism & humility.

Amy Mercado was elected to the office of Orange County Property Appraiser in November 2020. She is an effective, trustworthy, results-oriented business leader with vast experience including operations, budget management, team leadership, and public policy. In 2016, she was elected as a State Representative for Florida House District 48 and was subsequently re-elected in 2018, serving on a wide array of committees including as the ranking member on the important Ways & Means Committee.

Most recently, Amy served as the Director of Operations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Mango Board, where she was responsible for managing a multi-million-dollar budget, overseeing a multinational board, reputation and crisis management, organizational leadership, vendor procurement, compliance and human resources.

Amy earned her Executive MBA from the Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Management from American Intercontinental University.

Amy is of Puerto Rican descent and was born and raised in the Bronx, New York; she has called Orange County home since 1996.

Jerry Demings has nearly 40 years of competent, drama-free leadership as a public servant in Orange County. According to Orlando Magazine, he has ranked in the top 10 of the most influential persons in government within the region for the last several years. Jerry is committed to smart growth, sustaining livable neighborhoods, business and job growth and forming partnerships to improve our education system. You can count on him to work with the community in developing solutions to social problems and other concerns like traffic congestion. Jerry currently serves as Mayor of Orange County, Florida.

Rick Singh is the first state-certified appraiser ever elected as Orange County Property Appraiser (OCPA). He was first voted into office in 2012 and subsequently re-elected in 2016. Almost 20 years ago, Singh became a field appraiser for OCPA where he worked his way through the ranks of the agency, and in 1999 he became a State-Certified Residential Appraiser. The hands-on experience he gained proved invaluable as he now oversees the operations and growth of this busy office.

One of Singh's first priorities after taking office was to ensure agency efficiency. He did this by leveraging new innovations in technology, and because of that, property appraisal assessments are now more accurate. Singh also uses mobile technology to ensure that real-time property assessment is done efficiently in the field.

Scott Randolph was elected Orange County Tax Collector in November 2012 and reelected in 2016. Prior to becoming the Orange County Tax Collector, Mr. Randolph represented Orange County residents in the Florida Legislature where he served as a senior member on the Finance and Tax Committee. As an attorney, Mr. Randolph brings extensive experience in state and local tax policy to the Orange County Tax Collector's office.

In the five years that Mr. Randolph has served as Tax Collector, he's implemented new technologies to improve customer service, streamlined the Office's budget, returned millions of dollars back to taxpayers and fought to protect small businesses, churches and non-profits from unfair tax penalties.

Mr. Randolph's top priority is to serve Orange County taxpayers and customers. He continues to focus on providing faster, more efficient customer service by embracing new technology to improve customer interactions with our offices — and it's working. The Florida Department of Revenue ranks the Orange County Tax Collector's Office as the third most efficient tax collector office in Florida.