Paul Congemi
Paul Congemi was a candidate for mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida. Congemi was defeated in the primary election on August 29, 2017.
Elections
2017
The city of St. Petersburg, Florida, held elections for mayor and city council on November 7, 2017. A primary took place on August 29, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was June 23, 2017. Four of eight council seats were up for election.
| Mayor of St. Petersburg, Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rick Kriseman Incumbent |
48.36% | 27,325 |
| Rick Baker |
48.23% | 27,255 |
| Jesse Nevel | 1.67% | 945 |
| Theresa Lassiter | 0.72% | 408 |
| Anthony Cates | 0.69% | 388 |
| Paul Congemi | 0.33% | 188 |
| Ernisa Barnwell | 0.00% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 56,509 | |
| Source: Deborah Clark, Supervisor of Elections, Pinellas County, Florida Twitter account, "St. Petersburg Primary Election, Final Official Results image," accessed September 1, 2017 | ||
Noteworthy events
At a July 18, 2017, candidate forum for the St. Petersburg mayoral race, Congemi made statements which were widely seen as racist. Congemi addressed fellow candidate Jesse Nevel, whose platform emphasizes making reparations to the city's black community, and stated "Mr. Nevel, you and your people, you talk about reparations, the reparations that you talk about Mr. Nevel, you people already got your reparations. Your reparations, your reparations came in the form of a man named Barack Obama." He continued by saying, "My advice to you. My advice to you, if you don’t like it here in America, planes leave every hour from Tampa airport, go back to Africa, go back to Africa." News stories about Congemi's statements subsequently appeared on many national and international media websites.[1]
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See also
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External links
City of St. Petersburg Elections
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