Mike Harting, co-owner of 3 Daughters Brewing, is running for St. Pete City Council

The idea was brewing, right along with his brewery. And now it’s official.

Mike Harting, co-owner of 3 Daughters Brewing in the Grand Central District of St. Petersburg, is running for the St. Pete City Council in District 3.

Harting is running for the seat currently held by Ed Montanari, who is leaving office due to term limits and is running for a House seat.

The District 3 race is already a crowded one. It features restaurateur Pete Boland, affordable housing advocate Nicholas Carey, sales executive Juan Lopez Estevez and Treasure Island and Madeira Beach Chamber of Commerce CEO Barry Rubin.

– Janelle Irwin, Florida Politics