written by Michelle Delaney and Larry Oskin
Ebo Entsuah’s efforts paid off on Tuesday evening when voters elected him to Clermont City Council Seat 4.
After Heidi Brishke resigned from Clermont City Council, a special election was included on the November 3rd ballot for Seat 4 vacated by Brishke. Four candidates qualified to run: Pamela Amerson, Jeff Biddle, Ebo Entsuah and Sheila “Samii Taylor” Yakovetic. A run-off election was necessary when none of the candidates received 50 percent of the vote. Pamela Amerson and Ebo Entsuah received the most votes and continued their run for seat 4.
On Tuesday, January 5, the residents of Clermont elected Ebo Entsuah to the City Council. Entusuah received 68.04 percent of the votes. (2,386 of the 3,507 votes counted) .
“Clermont needs a councilmember who is involved in the community and knows our constituents”, said Entusuah. “As the Choice of Champions, Clermont needs a new champion who is able to bring fresh and vibrant energy to the council. I plan to do just that!”
Ebo Entsuah was born in Toronto, Ontario. His family moved here to Clermont in 2002, where they have called Clermont home for the last 18 years. He is currently engaged to Morgan Peña, who was born here in Clermont. They have 2 dogs, Maverick and Milo. Entsuah considers himself a Clermont native and is very fortunate to have called Clermont his home for almost two decades. Besides having Clermont as his place of residence, he believes this community helped to shape him into the man he is today. Clermont is where he developed his education, formed deep friendships, met his fiancé, established his faith, and found his desire to serve the community.
Ebo Entsuah received his Bachelor’s Degree in International Affairs and Sociology from Florida State University and his Juris Master’s from Florida State University College of Law with a concentration in Legal Regulation and Financial Compliance. He participated in the Central Florida Political Leadership Institute. This program allowed him to learn the ins and outs of the political process and how best to serve our community. He currently manages the legislative portfolio for the state of Florida for a clean energy trade association. Prior to this, Entsuah was an educator at Montverde Academy here in Lake County. He worked in the Federal House of Representatives for then-Congressman Ron DeSantis as his legislative aide where his legislative portfolio included space, energy, and commerce policy.
Entsuah was appointed Vice-Chair of Clermont’s Planning & Zoning Commission. This allowed him to see the plans and projects that are coming to Clermont and properly assess if they would harm or benefit our city. He shares that as a city growing with over 40,000 residents, Clermont has changed a lot in the last 30 years. He knows it’s now time to take a better look at the development regulations we have in place and see if some need adjusting or editing. He wants to help with the expansion of our traffic and growth plans to go hand and hand with each other. He notes that it’s time we had a team of councilmen and women who can use relationships built with county commissioners and state entities to aid in traffic relief and infrastructure in our city. Since Clermont’s inception, he believes that there has been no true legislative session implemented by our councilmen and women. As Clermont’s new councilman, he pledges to create a legislative calendar that requires municipal legislators to come up with solutions that directly benefit the community. He plans to create a public-private partnership that will facilitate apprenticeships and externships between teenagers, young adults, and Clermont’s small business owners.
Congratulations Ebo!
