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COUNTY RACES

County races affect the larger Tampa Bay region and include positions such as county commissioners, sheriffs, clerks, and countywide referendums. These leaders are responsible for managing public resources, law enforcement, transportation, and essential services that support all communities across the county.

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Community races focus on the issues and leaders that directly impact your neighborhood. These elections often include positions such as school board members, city council representatives, and local initiatives that affect everyday life. By voting in community races, you help shape decisions about schools, parks, safety, and development in the areas closest to you.

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LOCAL RACES

Local races in Tampa focus on leadership and decisions that directly shape the future of our city. These elections often include positions such as the Mayor, City Council members, and other municipal offices responsible for policies that impact daily life.

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TAMPA BAY CANDIDATE SERIES

A NONPARTISAN COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

Meet the candidates. Ask Question. Make an informed decision.

A Community series bringing voters and candidates together for open conversations that matter.

TUE

JULY

21 Hotel Alba Tampa, Tapestry Collection by Hilton

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

WED

JULY

29 Hyatt Place Downtown Tampa

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

TUE

AUG

04 Stageworks Theatre

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

MON

AUG

10

Final Community Candidate Forum

HIGGINS HALL

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

WED

AUG

12

SPECIAL PASCO COUNTY EDITION

MANGO SPACE WESLEY CHAPEL

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Featured Candidates

Meet the qualified leaders running for office in Tampa.
Learn about their vision, priorities, and plans for our community.

Laurel Lee

Running for
Congress

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Anna Paulina Luna

Running for
Congress

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Leela Gray

Running for
Congress

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Bea Valenti

Running for: Florida’s 14th Congressional District

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Gary Hartfield

Running for
Tampa Mayor

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Taryn Sabia

Running for
Tampa Mayor

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Bob Buckhorn

Running for
Tampa Mayor

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Lynn Hurtak

Running for
Tampa Mayor

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Alan Jared Henderson

Running for
Tampa Mayor

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Luis "Louie" Aguila

Circuit Court Judge, Circuit 13, Group 7

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Nina McGucken Alvarez

Circuit Court Judge, Circuit 13, Group 13

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Cindy Stuart

Hillsborough County Commission, District 7

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Stacy Hahn

Hillsborough County Commissioner, District 5

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Jackie Toledo

Hillsborough County Commission, District 1

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Garrett Greco

Running for
Tampa City Council

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Kyandra Darling

Running for
Florida House District 62

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Kevin Steele

Running for
State Representative

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United States Senator

Candidate Name	Status
Bettis, Shawn Stefan (DEM)	Active
Gillespie, Neil Joseph (NPA)	Active
Gleason, Christopher (REP)	Active
Gould, Alex (DEM)	Active
Hamilton, Michaelangelo Collins (REP)	Active
Lyles, Tamika (DEM)	Active
Moody, Ashley (REP) *Incumbent	Active
Mujica, Hector Daniel (DEM)	Active
Nixon, Angela (DEM)	Active
Perry, Neelam Taneja (REP)	Active
Weil, Joshua Joseph (DEM)	Active

Governor

Candidate Name	Status
Antonio, Faith E. (DEM)	Active
Bedi, Surindar Singh (NPA)	Active
Brown, James Michael (IND)	Active
Castillo-Bach, Evelyn (DEM)	Active
Collins, Jay (REP)	Active
Cruel, Shea (REP)	Active
Curtman, Jenny Patricia (REP)	Active
Datto, Jeffrey Peter "Dr. Jeff" (NPA)	Active
Dembinsky, Richard Paul (DEM)	Active
Demings, Jerry (DEM)	Active
Dimanche, Moliere (NPA)	Active
Donalds, Byron (REP)	Active
Evans Sr, Insley Darris Corri (NPA)	Active
Fernandez, Thomas E. (DEM)	Active
Fishback, James (REP)	Active
Fisher, Ansaun Jahmaal (NPA)	Active
Foster, Dayna Marie (DEM)	Active
Gillespie, Neil J (NPA)	Active
Glover, Rodney Christopher (WRI)	Active
Holcomb, Jim (REP)	Active
Hylton, Mourice "Mo" (NPA)	Active
Imperato, Daniel J. (REP)	Active
Jewett, Scott (LPF)	Active
Jolly, David (DEM)	Active
Klink, Andrea Lynn (IND)	Active
Lewis, Charles A. (DEM)	Active
McIntyre, Brandon L. (CPF)	Active
Mercadante, John Joseph (REP)	Active
Peterson, Donald J. (DEM)	Active
Powell, Christopher Tavarus (WRI)	Active
Renner, Paul (REP)	Active
Rodriguez, Rachel (REP)	Active
Russo, Frank J. (NPA)	Active
Shaw, James Walker (REP)	Active
Slater, Bill (DEM)	Active
Strachan, Reginald Byron (IND)	Active
Succe, Caneste (REP)	Active
Vernekar, Jessica (DEM)	Active
Williams Jr, Robert Edward "Bobby" (REP)	Active
Winer, Yerucham zvi (NPA)	Active

Attorney General

Candidate Name	Status
Leskovich, Steven (REP)	Active
Lewis, Jim (DEM)	Active
Rodriguez, Jose Javier (DEM)	Active
Uthmeier, James (REP) *Incumbent	Active

Chief Financial Officer

Candidate Name	Status
Collige, Frank William (REP)	Active
Gruters, Joe (REP)	Active
Horbowy, Benjamin (REP)	Active
Ingoglia, Blaise (REP) *Incumbent	Active
Smith, John Daniel (NPA)	Active
Steele, Kevin M. (REP)	Active

Commissioner of Agriculture

Candidate Name	Status
Gibson, Kyle Chaderwick (NPA)	Active
Romagnano, Chase "Andy" Anderson (DEM)	Active
Welder, Matt The (REP)	Active

Supervisor, The Hammocks CDD, Seat 4

Candidate Name	Status	Monetary Contribution	In-kind Contribution	Total Expenditures & Distributiuon
Mike Henke	Active-Filed	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

Supervisor, Oaks at Shady Creek CDD, Seat 5

Candidate Name	Status	Monetary Contribution	In-kind Contribution	Total Expenditures & Distributiuon
Vivian Rothstein	Active-Qualified	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

Supervisor, South Fork East CDD, Seat 1

Candidate Name	Status	Monetary Contribution	In-kind Contribution	Total Expenditures & Distributiuon
Frank Gagliardi	Active-Qualified	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

Supervisor, South Fork East CDD, Seat 3

Candidate Name	Status	Monetary Contribution	In-kind Contribution	Total Expenditures & Distributiuon
Mona Dixon	Active-Qualified	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

Circuit Judge

Candidate Name	Status	Circuit / Group
Myers, Dawn (NOP)	Active-Filed	13 / 1
Aguila, Luis Paul (NOP)	Active-Filed	13 / 7
Peacock, Sara K. (NOP)	Active-Filed	13 / 7
Baldwin, Leland Ann (NOP)	Active-Filed	13 / 8
Alvarez, Nina McGucken (NOP)	Active-Filed	13 / 13
Wimsatt, James Joseph (NOP)	Active-Filed	13 / 13
Lefler, Lawrence Mark (NOP)	Active-Filed	13 / 15
Scionti, Michael J. (NOP) *Incumbent	Active-Filed	13 / 19
Ward, Laura E. (NOP) *Incumbent	Active-Filed	13 / 20
Campbell, Lisa D. (NOP) *Incumbent	Active-Filed	13 / 21
Murphy, J. Logan (NOP) *Incumbent	Active-Filed	13 / 26
Tompkins, Joseph Michael (NOP) *Incumbent	Active-Filed	13 / 27
Nazaretian, Nick (NOP) *Incumbent	Active-Filed	13 / 29
Daniel, Helene (NOP) *Incumbent	Active-Filed	13 / 30
Costello, Jessica G. (NOP)	Active-Filed	13 / 33
Bauman, Robert (NOP) *Incumbent	Active-Filed	13 / 34
Martin, Richard (NOP) *Incumbent	Active-Filed	13 / 35
Sisco, Deborah Michelle (NOP) *Incumbent	Active-Filed	13 / 38
DePaul, Wendy Joy (NOP) *Incumbent	Active-Filed	13 / 39

County Commissioner, Dist.1

Candidate Name	Status	Monetary Contribution	In-kind Contribution	Total Expenditures & Distributiuon
Jackie Toledo (REP)	Active-Filed	$40,109.70	$0.00	$8,550.98
Harry Cohen (DEM)	Active-Filed	$80,140.00	$0.00	$8,766.67
John Scott Butherus II	Active-Withdrawn	$100.00	$0.00	$34.20

County Commissioner, Dist.3

Candidate Name	Status	Monetary Contribution	In-kind Contribution	Total Expenditures & Distributiuon
Luiz F. F. Garcia (REP)	Active-Filed	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Gwen Myers (DEM)	Active-Filed	$72,525.00	$118.51	$2,335.47
Quinton F. Robinson (DEM)	Active-Filed	$2,475.00	$0.00	$0.00
Twanda E. Bradley (DEM)	Active-Filed	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

County Commissioner, Dist. 5

Candidate Name	Status	Monetary Contribution	In-kind Contribution	Total Expenditures & Distributiuon
Donna Lynn Cameron Cepeda (REP)	Active-Filed	$6,000.00	$0.00	$1,101.98
Neil Manimala (DEM)	Active-Filed	$121,477.70	$290.55	$19,627.44
Stacy Hahn (REP)	Active-Filed	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

County Commissioner, Dist. 7

Candidate Name	Status	Monetary Contribution	In-kind Contribution	Total Expenditures & Distributiuon
Cindy Stuart (DEM)	Active-Qualified	$13,550.00	$0.00	$7,824.11
Adam Hattersley (DEM)	Inactive-Withdrawn	$16,187.00	$0.00	$16,187.00
Mark Nash (DEM)	Inactive-Withdrawn	$22,685.00	$0.00	$22,685.00
Aileen Rodriguez (DEM)	Active-Filed	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Sebastian Alonso Rodriguez	Inactive-Withdrawn	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Joshua Wostal (REP)	Active-Filed	$108,702.67	$1,013.55	$2,214.21

Candidate Name	Status	Running for	Monetary Contributions
Gary Hartfield	Active-Filed	Mayor, Tampa	$8,473.68
Bill Carlson	Active-Filed	Mayor, Tampa	$57,838.00
Bob Buckhorn	Active-Filed	Mayor, Tampa	$160,730.00
Taryn Sabia	Active-Filed	Mayor, Tampa	$25,428.56
Tres L. Rodmon	Active-Filed	Mayor, Tampa	$320.00
Anthony Gilbert Jr.	Active-Filed	Mayor, Tampa	$286.00
Reginald B. Strachan	Active-Filed	Mayor, Tampa
Khadim R. Abdi	Inactive-Withdrawn	Mayor, Tampa
Julie Magill	Active-Filed	Mayor, Tampa	$100.00
Lynn Hurtak	Active-Filed	Mayor, Tampa	$31,891.00
Alan Jared Henderson	Active-Filed	Mayor, Tampa	$483.08
Andrew Weitzman	Inactive-Withdrawn	Mayor, Tampa
Heather Williams	Active-Filed	Mayor, Tampa
Ryan J. Edwards	Active-Filed	Mayor, Tampa
Candice Cowen	Active-Filed	Tampa City Council, Dist. 3	$9,875.00
Garrett Joseph Greco	Active-Filed	Tampa City Council, Dist. 3
Quinton F. Robinson	Active-Filed	Tampa City Council, Dist. 3
James Paul Adair	Active-Filed	Tampa City Council, Dist. 4
John Grandoff	Active-Filed	Tampa City Council, Dist. 4
Jeff Patterson	Active-Filed	Tampa City Council, Dist. 4	$300.00
Patricia Altagracia Alonzo	Active-Filed	Tampa City Council, Dist. 7
Alan Cohn	Active-Filed	Tampa City Council, Dist. 7	$13,811.00
Morris Lopez III	Active-Filed	Tampa City Council, Dist. 7	$28,911.00
Jose Lucena	Active-Filed	Tampa City Council, Dist. 6
Hoyt L. Prindle III	Active-Filed	Tampa City Council, Dist. 6	$7,025.00
Joseph Citro	Active-Filed	Tampa City Council, Dist. 1
Naya Young	Active-Filed	Tampa City Council, Dist. 5	$16,645.00
Christina Victoria Murray	Active-Filed	Tampa City Council, Dist. 5
Fran Tate	Active-Filed	Tampa City Council, Dist. 5

Candidate Name	Status	Running for	Monetary Contributions
To Be Announced	Active-Filed	To Be Announced	$0.00

Candidate Name	Status	Running for	Monetary Contributions
To Be Announced	Active-Filed	To Be Announced	$0.00

Candidate Name	Status	Running for	Monetary Contributions
Christine Miller (REP)	Active-Filed	County Commissioner, Dist. 4	$0.00
Chris Boles (REP)	Active-Filed	County Commissioner, Dist. 6	$0.00

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