Kelly Hayes
Pinellas County Commissioner Dave Eggers will kick off his 2022 reelection campaign next Tuesday with U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, several state lawmakers and local elected officials.
Eggers’ campaign kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. at Island Way Grill in Clearwater.
The District 4 incumbent’s host committee features Republican Pinellas County politicos such as Sens. Jeff Brandes and Ed Hooper, St. Petersburg City Council Chair Ed Montanari and former St. Pete Mayor Rick Baker.
Right now, Eggers is the only candidate in the race; however, Rep. Chris Latvala is considering challenging the incumbent for the seat.
If Latvala jumped into that race, it would likely be a competitive Republican Primary between a sitting legislator and an incumbent Commissioner.
Latvala told Florida Politics he decided to consider challenging Eggers after learning the Commission was planning to hold its first meeting on redistricting ahead of the 2022 elections without live-streaming or televising the meeting, prompting concerns incumbents would try to draw lines favoring their own reelections.
Eggers raised $16,610 for his reelection campaign in the month of September, his first and only finance report so far. He spent $2,274 on finance consulting and processing fees.
District 4 covers the northernmost parts of Pinellas County, including Palm Harbor, East Lake, Tarpon Springs, Dunedin and Safety Harbor.
