Columnist Scott Maxwell Speaks Nov. 11 At Nighttime Hot Topics
League of Women Voters of Orange County Discussion Series
ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 26, 2026) —Orlando Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell will discuss election results at the Nov. 11 nighttime Hot Topics hosted by the League of Women Voters of Orange County.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at the Winter Park Events Center for a buffet dinner and drinks. The “Hot Topics: After Dark” program starts at 6:45 p.m. at 1050 W. Morse Blvd. in Winter Park and ends at 8 p.m., with Maxwell as the featured speaker. Tickets are $30 for League members, $37 non-members. Register at www.LWVOC.org/HotTopics.
Maxwell is expected to talk about the Nov. 3 election and the season leading up to it, from local and Florida contests to U.S. House and Senate races with national implications. League members and guests can relax and enjoy the columnist’s humorous observations — from the good and bad to “What the heck just happened here?”
Among the issues to be discussed:
- What did (and didn’t) happen in the elections?
- What’s the big story after the election?
- Were the polls on target or not?
- Did the midterm elections rise to expectations?
The program will be streamed live on the League’s Facebook page Facebook and an edited version will be available on the League’s YouTube channel, League of Women Voters Orange County - YouTube.
Visionary sponsors: Phil and Jennifer Anderson. Silver sponsors: Lyn and David Berelsman; Voting Voices — Michele Levy, Caroline Emmons-Schramm and Laurie and Richard Wack; The Kindred Three — Lee Rambeau Kemp, Sue Foreman and Joan Erwin; Friends of the League — the Hon. Fred Lauten and Shelley Lauten, the Hon. Bob LeBlanc and Joanie Schuler LeBlanc, and Dr. Gloria Pickar, and new Silver sponsors, Jenny Green Chan and Ella Chan, and Emerson R. Thompson, Jr. Bronze sponsors: Alex and the Hon. Cynthia Mackinnon.
The League of Women Voters of Orange County, Florida, is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.