Marialana Kinter

Editor’s note: Kinter responded to Oviedo Community News through email.

Age: 28

Where they live: UCF area

Where they work: UCF student and full-time candidate.

Prior work experience: Naval Nuclear Reactor Supervisor and Nuclear Field Liaison

Prior political experience:  None to report though active in many local political groups.

Platform: “Restoring trust in our government through radical transparency, and policy decisions that center Central Floridians rather than corporate or foreign military interests”. Key tenants of her platform are addressing the affordability crisis, protecting veterans’ rights, overturning Citizens United and empowering the working class, securing energy independence, reforming the immigration system, and protecting the civil liberties of all residents of the United States.

Why they are running: Kinter did not respond to a request for comment. 

Most recent campaign finance report: Kinter has raised $39,364, and has $12,517 cash on hand, according to Federal Elections Commission data.

Endorsements:  Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, and more to be announced soon.

Candidate website: Marialana Kinter

Fun fact about the candidate: Marialana is a proud aunt and dog parent.

Author

Megan is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Oviedo Community News, the only independent news source for Greater Oviedo and Winter Springs. She oversees editorial content, policy and staff. She attends meetings, sends out the e-newsletter and curates conversations in the community to understand the information gaps that OCN needs to fill. She also works to create partnerships that can strengthen the bond between community and newsroom.

She has served as an award-winning community journalist for more than 20 years, including as associate editor for the East Orlando Sun and a reporter for the Seminole Voice, the Winter Park-Maitland Observer and Orlando Magazine.

In 2024, Megan was named Editor of the Year by the Society for Professional Journalism. With the Central Florida Foundation and Central Florida Public Media, she co-found the News Collaborative of Central Florida, a collective of independent local news outlets and aligned partners working toward a more informed and engaged Central Florida.

She served as treasurer for the Florida Press Club for seven years and has won awards from the Institute for Nonprofit News, the Florida Press Association and the Society of Professional Journalism. Megan holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism (now called the Reed College of Media) at West Virginia University.

Megan also loves yoga, running and playing board games with her family.