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Government of Pinellas County, Florida
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| Seat: Clearwater |
| Population (2020): 959,107 |
| County Commissioners: 7 |
| County Website: Official website |
The county government of Pinellas County is located in Clearwater, Florida. The county was first a part of Hillsborough County, and became a separate county in 1912. It covers a total of 280 square miles on Florida's west coast.[1]
Elections
2024
Pinellas County, Florida, held general elections for clerk of circuit court & comptroller, property appraiser, public defender, sheriff, state attorney, supervisor of elections, tax collector, county commission, fire control district, circuit court judges, county court judges on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 20, 2024. The filing deadline for judicial seats was April 26, 2024, and the filing deadline for non-judicial seats was June 14, 2024.
2022
Pinellas County, Florida, held general elections for state attorney, county commission, fire control district board, circuit court judges, and county court judges on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 23, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was June 17, 2022.
2020
Pinellas County, Florida, held general elections for state attorney, public defender, clerk of the circuit court, comptroller, sheriff, property appraiser, tax collector, supervisor of elections, board of county commissioners districts 1 and 3 (at-large) and districts 5 and 7 (by-district), county judges, circuit judges, and Lealman Special Fire Control District seats 1, 3, and 5 on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 18, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was June 12, 2020.
2018
Pinellas County, Florida, held general elections for county commissioner on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on August 28, 2018.
Elected officials
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County commissioners
- See also: County commission
The county commission functions as the county's primary legislative and policy-making body. Most boards also control county land usage, oversee environmental issues and possess executive powers, meaning they have the authority to appoint or remove departmental heads. Pinellas County has seven commissioners who are elected to four-year terms. Commissioners for Districts 1, 2, and 3 must live in a specific district but are elected at large. Commissioners for Districts 4, 5, 6, and 7 must live in a specific district and are elected only by the residents of that district.[2]
The table below provides information on each of the county commissioners:
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Pinellas County Commission District 1 At-large | Chris Scherer | November 19, 2024 |
| Pinellas County Commission District 2 At-large | Brian Scott | November 22, 2022 |
| Pinellas County Commission District 3 At-large | Vince Nowicki | November 19, 2024 |
| Pinellas County Commission District 4 | Dave Eggers | 2014 |
| Pinellas County Commission District 5 | Christopher Latvala | November 22, 2022 |
| Pinellas County Commission District 6 | Kathleen Peters | 2019 |
| Pinellas County Commission District 7 | René Flowers | November 17, 2020 |
The widget below automatically displays information about their meetings. The topic list contains a sampling of keywords that Voterheads, a local government monitoring service, found in each meeting agenda. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda:
Fire control district board
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Lealman Special Fire Control District Seat 1 | James Banning | 2021 |
| Lealman Special Fire Control District Seat 2 | Kathleen Litton | 2018 |
| Lealman Special Fire Control District Seat 3 | Jay Alexander | 2016 |
| Lealman Special Fire Control District Seat 4 | Rebecca Harriman | 2018 |
| Lealman Special Fire Control District Seat 5 | Jorge Mercado | November 18, 2022 |
Other elected officials
Pinellas County residents also elect the following public officials:
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Florida Sixth Judicial Circuit Public Defender | Sara Beth Mollo | 2021 |
| Florida Sixth Judicial Circuit State Attorney | Bruce Bartlett | 2021 |
| Pinellas County Appraiser | Mike Twitty | 2016 |
| Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller | Ken Burke | 2004 |
| Pinellas County Sheriff | Bob Gualtieri | 2012 |
| Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections | Julie Marcus | May 19, 2020 |
| Pinellas County Tax Collector | Adam Ross | January 7, 2025 |
Recent news
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See also
| Pinellas County, Florida | Florida | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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