Shaniqua Rose
2024 - Present
2026
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Shaniqua Rose (also known as Shan) is a member of the Orlando City Council in Florida, representing District 5. She assumed office on June 24, 2024.
Rose ran for re-election to the Orlando City Council to represent District 5 in Florida. She won in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Biography
Shaniqua Rose earned an associate degree from Valencia College in 2007, a bachelor's degree from Polk State College in 2015, and a graduate degree from American Public University in 2018. Rose's professional experience includes working as CEO and president of Change For The Community. She previously worked for the City of Orlando Economic Development in the community redevelopment agency and permitting. Rose has been affiliated with the NAACP, the League of Women Voters, and the National Congress of Black Women.[1][2]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Orlando, Florida (2025)
General election
General election for Orlando City Council District 5
Incumbent Shaniqua Rose defeated Regina Hill and Lawanna Gelzer in the general election for Orlando City Council District 5 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shaniqua Rose (Nonpartisan) | 51.8 | 1,225 |
 | Regina Hill (Nonpartisan) | 32.7 | 773 | |
 | Lawanna Gelzer (Nonpartisan) | 15.4 | 365 | |
| Total votes: 2,363 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rose in this election.
2024
See also: City elections in Orlando, Florida (2024)
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Orlando City Council District 5
Shaniqua Rose defeated Travaris McCurdy in the special general runoff election for Orlando City Council District 5 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shaniqua Rose (Nonpartisan) | 54.5 | 1,025 |
 | Travaris McCurdy (Nonpartisan) | 45.5 | 857 | |
| Total votes: 1,882 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Orlando City Council District 5
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Orlando City Council District 5 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shaniqua Rose (Nonpartisan) | 24.8 | 527 |
| ✔ | | Travaris McCurdy (Nonpartisan) | 23.3 | 495 |
 | Ericka Dunlap (Nonpartisan) | 21.6 | 459 | |
| Lawanna Gelzer (Nonpartisan) | 19.0 | 403 | |
| Miles Mulrain Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 5.7 | 121 | ||
| Cameron Hope (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 87 | ||
| TiaKeysha Ellison (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 2,125 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 41
Bruce Antone defeated Robin Harris in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 41 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bruce Antone (D) | 81.5 | 20,207 |
 | Robin Harris (G) | 18.5 | 4,601 | |
| Total votes: 24,808 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 41
Bruce Antone defeated incumbent Travaris McCurdy, Shaniqua Rose, and Pam Powell in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 41 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bruce Antone | 29.4 | 2,906 |
| Travaris McCurdy | 28.6 | 2,823 | |
| Shaniqua Rose | 21.4 | 2,119 | |
| Pam Powell | 20.6 | 2,034 | ||
| Total votes: 9,882 | |||
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Green primary election
The Green primary election was canceled. Robin Harris advanced from the Green primary for Florida House of Representatives District 41.
Campaign finance
2021
See also: City elections in Orlando, Florida (2021)
General election
General election for Orlando City Council District 5
Incumbent Regina Hill defeated Shaniqua Rose in the general election for Orlando City Council District 5 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Regina Hill (Nonpartisan) | 73.3 | 1,612 |
| Shaniqua Rose (Nonpartisan) | 26.7 | 586 | |
| Total votes: 2,198 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shaniqua Rose did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2024
Shaniqua Rose did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Shaniqua Rose did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Shaniqua Rose completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rose's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- A Time For Change Now
- We must focus on changing socio-economic status
- It’s time for millennial leadership!
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Orlando City Council District 5 |
Officeholder Orlando City Council District 5 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 19, 2021
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Shaniqua “Shan” Rose," accessed October 20, 2021
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