Chairperson Profile


Oscar Anderson is a native of Central Florida and has extensive background in government. Since 1992, Oscar served in the legislative and executive branches at the local, state and federal levels.

From 1998 to 2000, Oscar served as the chief lobbyist for Orange County Chairman Mel Martinez. When President Bush asked Mel to serve as HUD Secretary, Oscar moved to Washington, D.C. in 2000. As an integral part of Mel’s senior staff, Oscar managed the Congressional office and later was promoted to Deputy Chief of Staff. Oscar specialized in the appropriations process and negotiated the passage of $75 million for the Administration’s American Dream Downpayment Initiative.

In 2003, Secretary Colleen Castille asked him to serve as her Chief of Staff at the Department of Community Affairs. During Oscar’s tenure at DCA, he directed passage of the landmark Wekiva Parkway and Protection Act legislation. Last year’s hurricane season put Oscar in position to help deliver timely information to elected officials and the media, and subsequently focusing state and federal grant programs to help those communities most impacted by the storms. Most recently, Oscar had a key role in the passage of the first overhaul to the state’s growth management laws in 20 years, changing the requirements on local governments and creating new standards for compliance determinations.