Politics

St. Petersburg Mayor-elect Ken Welch is hosting a series of “Community Conversations” to hear from residents ahead of his inauguration on Jan. 6.

BundleTrack US is an online program to track contributions from request to delivery, designed for lobbyists, candidates and fundraisers to track political commitments.

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announced the Florida Department of Transportation will receive an $18 million infrastructure grant from the Biden Administration for the Tampa Heights Mobility Corridor.

St. Petersburg Mayor-elect Ken Welch will participate in a seminar for newly elected mayors hosted by the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School Nov. 30-Dec. 2.

Former President Donald Trump will join congressional candidate Anna Paulina Luna in two weeks to fundraise for her campaign to take Florida’s 13th Congressional District.

The Tampa Tiger Bay Club will be hosting County Constitutionals on Dec. 10, where elected officials will cover topics of taxes to elections to law enforcement.

Congressman Charlie Crist and state Sen. Annette Taddeo will also be speaking at the Hillsborough County Democratic Party’s annual fundraising event on Dec. 11.

Former President Donald Trump is throwing his weight behind U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis in Florida’s 12th Congressional District.

Florida Politics’ Joe Henderson reveals his pick for the winners and losers of the week in Tampa Bay.

State Rep. Jackie Toledo reported her highest campaign monthly fundraising numbers in this election cycle during the month of October. 

U.S. Rep. Val Demings and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried are set to speak at the Hillsborough County Democratic Party’s annual fundraising event on Dec. 11. 

The Collier County Supervisor of Elections invites the community to nominate a veteran or current military service member to be honored through their Vote in Honor of a Veteran program.

St. Petersburg residents voted on four City Council seats Tuesday, selecting three new faces and one incumbent to serve four year terms starting in January.

Ken Welch will serve as St.Petersburg’s next Mayor. The former Pinellas County Commissioner bested opponent Robert Blackmon. Welch collected 60% of the vote to Blackmon’s 40%, with all of precincts reporting.

Eckerd Connects has announced it won’t seek contract renewal with the Florida Department of Children and Families for its work in Pasco, Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties when contracts expire.

Florida Politics’ best and worst picks of the week. WINNER: The Republican state legislator Jackie Toledo. LOSER: Hillsborough Young Republicans.

This week marks the midway point. We’re one year removed from the 2020 Elections, and one year from the 2022 midterms.

WINNER: Jane Castor. Tampa’s Mayor announced the city is halfway to its goal of creating 10,000 affordable housing units by the end of 2027.

Endorsements are often overlooked in local races, but Tom Mullins, a candidate for St. Pete City Council in District 4, received an important one in late August.

St. Petersburg mayoral candidate Ken Welch has crossed the million-dollar mark since announcing his candidacy.

Anna Paulina Luna is the clear GOP frontrunner for Florida’s 13th Congressional District, but if she aggressively promotes her endorsement from former President Donald Trump, her chances could nearly double.

Clearwater City Council candidate Lina Teixeira has officially kicked off her campaign for Seat 5 in the non-partisan March 2022 election.

Rep. Nick DiCeglie is seeking $750,000 for the Florida Holocaust Museum’s Preserving Holocaust Survivor and Testimonies project. 

Ahead of Florida’s upcoming November Special Election, Facebook is deploying resources to help voters navigate the election process.

The Sixth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy in the Pinellas and Pasco County Sixth Circuit Court, created with the retirement of Judge Linda R. Allan.

Rep. Jackie Toledo is requesting $500,000 for the NO MORE Foundation’s Human Trafficking Capacity Expansion in the Tampa Bay Area.

Sen. Jeff Brandes has refiled a bill seeking to abolish the Tampa Bay Regional Transit Authority – an agency Brandes has vocally criticized as “doing nothing.”

Florida House District 66 candidate Jennifer Wilson, a lobbyist and lawyer, had a banner first month on the trail, raising $56,000 in September.

St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman will sign off his final term with a farewell tour, featuring a series of presentations with local officials throughout the city.

Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls is throwing his weight behind Rep. Chris Latvala as his colleague prepares for an eventual run for Pinellas County Commission.