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Derek Ryan
Derek Ryan ran for election to the Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District to represent District 4 in Florida. Ryan lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Ryan graduated from Apopka High School in 1993 before attending Valencia College, Mid-Florida Technical School for Auto Body Repair. He has worked in commercial landscape maintenance sales for OmegaScapes, Inc. and owned a landscape and nursery business. Ryan became chairman of the Libertarian Party of Orange County, Florida, in 2016.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District District 4
Dawn Curtis defeated Derek Ryan in the general election for Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dawn Curtis (Nonpartisan) | 61.1 | 239,519 |
 | Derek Ryan (Nonpartisan) | 38.9 | 152,437 | |
| Total votes: 391,956 | |||
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