Bill Segal
| Bill Segal | |
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| County Commissioner District 5 Orange County, Florida | |
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In office 2004 – 4 January 2011 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 Orlando, Florida |
| Spouse(s) | Sara |
| Profession | General Contractor |
Bill Segal (born in 1949 in Orlando, Florida) was the District 5 County Commissioner of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners in Orange County, Florida and was a candidate for Mayor of Orange County.
Segal grew up in Orange County, Florida and graduated from Edgewater High School in 1967. In 1971, he graduated from the University of Miami with his bachelor's degree in Business Administration. After college, Segal entered the real estate industry and remains a Certified General Contractor. Over the years, he built a highly successful diversified real estate company and also started a restaurant chain that he grew to 7 locations before selling it.
Segal and his wife Sara, have two grown sons, Zach and Joe.
In 2010, Segal ran for the office of Mayor of Orange County. He was opposed by fellow Democrat Linda Stewart, and Republicans Matthew Falconer and Teresa Jacobs. As of 23 August 2010[update], Segal had out-raised and out-spent all three opponents combined. Segal's campaign manager, Eric Foglesong, was in charge of all expenditures for his million dollar campaign. Segal has received endorsements during his campaign from Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Winter Park Mayor Ken Bradley, and Belle Isle Mayor Bill Brooks . In the general election on 2 November 2010, Segal was resoundingly defeated by Teresa Jacobs, 68%-32%.
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