Coming soon — 3rd annual ranking of Tampa Bay's 25 Most Powerful Politicians

WHO - General

After reading a 2012 article from Scott Maxwell of the Orlando Sentinel about the most powerful pols in Central Florida, I thought it would be interesting to determine who, in fact, are the 25 most powerful politicians in Tampa Bay.

So I am asking several of the leading political consultants, activists, bloggers, operatives, and local lobbyists to provide a list of individuals they consider the 25 most powerful pols in the region. If you are interested in being a panelist, please email me at [email protected].

For the purposes of this experiment, the Tampa Bay region is defined as Pinellas, Hillsborough, and Pasco, but can also include Hernando, Polk or Sarasota — if the politicians from those counties impact either Pinellas or Hillborough. 

A politician is someone defined as being in office or running for office, so no Charlie Crist or Pam Iorio.

Being listed first on a panelist’s list earns the politican 25 points, being listed second earns them 24 points and so on to where being listed 25th earns a politician one point. The points will be added up and, voila, the list will be created.

So, please check back on SaintPetersBlog.com beginning March 2 as we countdown Tampa Bay’s most powerful politicians.

Peter Schorsch

Peter Schorsch is the President of Extensive Enterprises and is the publisher of some of Florida’s most influential new media websites, including Florida Politics and Sunburn, the morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. Schorsch is also the publisher of INFLUENCE Magazine. For several years, Peter's blog was ranked by the Washington Post as the best state-based blog in Florida. In addition to his publishing efforts, Peter is a political consultant to several of the state’s largest governmental affairs and public relations firms. Peter lives in St. Petersburg with his wife, Michelle, and their daughter, Ella.



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