Commissioner Patty Sheehan
Commissioner Patty Sheehan was first elected to the Orlando City Council in April 2000.  She was re-elected in March 2004 with 54.4% support in a four-person race.  In 2008, Commissioner Sheehan was automatically re-elected to her third, four-year term when no candidate filed to run against her.  In 2012 Commissioner Sheehan won her fourth four-year term with the highest voter turnout in District 4 of all City Districts and with over 77% of the vote/support.

Commissioner Sheehan attended the University of Central Florida and earned her BA in Art.  She worked full-time at a construction company to pay for her education.  A former administrator with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Commissioner Sheehan serves her constituents full-time.  She has been a Central Florida resident for nearly 40 years, and has lived in her quaint, Colonialtown bungalow for almost 20 years.

Commissioner Sheehan’s efforts have been recognized by many organizations.  For two consecutive years, she was recognized by the State of Florida’s Davis Productivity Award for measurably increasing performance and state services to Florida taxpayers.  She was the District 4 Volunteer of the Year, Colonialtown Volunteer of the Year and Block Captain of the Year for District 4 Neighborhood Watch and also served as President of the Colonialtown North Neighborhood Association.  She is a volunteer for Green-Up Orlando and Keep Orlando Beautiful.  She has been recognized numerous times in polls, such as Orlando Weekly, Orlando Magazine and Watermark as one of Orlando’s Best Local Politicians.  Additionally, she received the Spectrum Awards for Community Activism, Role Model and Lifetime Achievement.

Patty Sheehan has served her community through many organizations including The Nominating Committee and The Public Safety Advisory Committee of the National League of Cities, The Ripple Effect, MetroPlan, Seniors First, Orlando NOW, Central Floridians Against Discrimination, Joy Metropolitan Community Church and the Seminole County School’s Dividends Program.  She is the founder and Chairperson for the Wheels for Kids program, which provides bicycles to needy elementary and middle school students living in Reeves Terrace public housing.  She currently serves as the City of Orlando's representative on the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council.  Aside from Commissioner Sheehan's local involvement, she has also served nationally as the President of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Local Officals (GLBLO) constituency group at the National League of Cities where she continues to serve as a member and past president.  Internationally, Commissioner Sheehan served as Treasurer of the International Network of Lesbian and Gay Officials, which is comprised of openly gay and lesbian elected and appointed officials from around the world.

Commissioner Sheehan is well known for her advocacy of pedestrian safety, children's issues, neighborhoods and historic preservation and a thriving downtown.

Patty Sheehan’s hobbies include gardening, photography, home improvement, painting and tooling around Orlando on her Vespa.  She enjoys her little bungalow home which she shares with her Chinese Crested dog, Maxine and her rescued cat, Nina Simone.  Commissioner Sheehan and also enjoys maintaining and improving her yard which she shares with her 3 urban chickens, Cheep, Peep & Bleep.