Joe HendersonApril 17, 2019
6min210
Will Straz's strident attacks on Jane Castor leave Tampa divided after the mayoral election April 23?
Tag: Tampa mayoral election 2019
Joe HendersonApril 17, 2019Joe HendersonNovember 7, 2018
8min604
While candidates have been crisscrossing Florida for months trying to get your vote on Nov. 6, a low-key campaign has been going to see who will be the next Tampa Mayor. The election for that post won’t happen until March 5, 2019, so the eight people who are running to succeed term-limited Bob Buckhorn and […]
Drew WilsonSeptember 4, 2018
4min244
Former Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor is making her case to be the next mayor of Tampa one living room at a time. Castor, one of nine candidates vying to succeed exiting Mayor Bob Buckhorn, held the first of several planned living room stops Thursday evening at a home in Seminole Heights. “I have always […]
Jacob OglesAugust 13, 2018
4min368
Tampa mayoral candidate Ed Turanchik pledged not to participate in any private candidate forums closed to the media and is asking his opponents to do the same. “I don’t think it’s right to have the candidate field all together in a forum that’s private, giving answers to people who have a very specific interest, and […]
Peter SchorschMay 23, 2018
3min409
Tampa City Councilman Harry Cohen will officially kick off his campaign for Tampa Mayor with a June 6 fundraising reception. The kickoff event will be held at the Tampa Museum of Art, 120 Gasparilla Plaza, from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Supporters interested in attending can send an RSVP to [email protected]. Cohen filed for the […]
Peter SchorschMay 7, 2018
3min519
Former Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor has brought in some serious coin since she announced her run for Tampa Mayor in mid-April. The 31-year TPD veteran has now brought in nearly $250,000 from more than 300 donors. “The numbers are humbling,” Castor said. “When I kicked off my campaign in April—only two weeks ago—I said […]
Peter SchorschApril 30, 2018
3min535
Sources close to Tampa Councilman Mike Suarez say he’s set to enter the race for Tampa mayor as soon as Tuesday. Suarez, a third-generation Tampanian, faces term limits in his citywide District 1 Council seat and has long been thought to be eyeing a run for mayor. He was elected to the City Council in […]
Joe HendersonApril 2, 2018
6min301
While he certainly had controversial moments, Bob Buckhorn will go down as one of the most effective mayors in Tampa’s history. During his seven years on the job, Buckhorn’s signature achievement has been his relentless prodding and salesmanship that helped transform a once-sleepy downtown into a thriving, vibrant urban center. But he will leave office […]