Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel
Scott Maxwell is the Metro Columnist for the Orlando Sentinel. He writes about Central Florida politics and whatever else catches his fancy.
Maxwell particularly enjoys giving readers information they won’t get elsewhere and sharing the stories politicians would rather keep secret.
He came to the Sentinel in 1998 and has penned a column since 2002.
Maxwell is a married father of two and graduate of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill who likes travel, exercise and watch scary movies.
In his annual disclosure column, Maxwell said he believes “one of the highest callings of journalism is to shed light on problems that disproportionately affect communities without many powerful advocates.”
He also said he was lucky to have his job as a columnist and relishes his independence.
“I'm neither a Democrat nor a Republican. I’m unaffiliated. I don’t believe either party has the market cornered on good ideas. Or bad ones,” he wrote. “I believe in balanced budgets, free speech, checks and balances and that, in a country as wealthy as this one, everyone should have access to health care.”