League of Women Voters Orange County Florida

2008 LWVOC Voter Guide

Samuel "Sam" Ings

Office Profile:
Office Title: City of Orlando Commissioner District 6
Term: 4 years
Salary: $47,944.00

Candidate: Samuel "Sam" Ings

Educational Background:
High School Diploma, Boone High School
MS, Business Administration, Orlando College
MS, Management, Rollins College
MS, Criminal Justice, Rollins College
BS, Criminal Justice, Rollins College
AS, Law Enforcement, Valencia Community College
Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humane Letters, United Bible College & Theological Seminary- Orlando, Florida

Age: 55

Current Occupation: Orlando City Commissioner, District 6, Mayor Pro Tem
Retired Orlando Police Captain (with 30 years of continuous service)

Civic Organizations:
Chi Tau Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
NOBLE (National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives)
Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge # 25
Life Time Member of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
Orange County Voters League

Why are you running for this office, and what qualities and skills do you bring to this position?

I 'm honored to serve the people. I am an incumbent commissioner returning to office for the next four (4) years. I bring (25) twenty-five years of supervisory and management skills within the police department.
I have served on several non-profit community boards, i.e., Lakeside Alternatives Mental Health, and McKnight Achievers.

What are the top 3 priority issues facing your community, and what actions would you take to address them if elected to office?

The top 3 priority issues facing my community are: Crime, Public Safety, Economic & Housing Development. The actions that I would take to address them are as follows: a.) Continue to work with the police department to be more visible, effective in fighting crime, and responsible to all communities and establish two (2) new police substations, within the district, which would include the Washington Shores and Metro West communities; b.) Continue to address the need for additional traffic signals and road improvements and the building of a new fire station in the Washington Shores area; and c.) Continue to work with City Economic Development Planners, and local business owners and developers to invest, remodel, renovate and /or build new businesses, shopping centers and affordable and attainable housing and additional housing for seniors.

Campaign Contact Information:

Website: www.samings.com
Telephone: 321-354-9658