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Rick Kriseman
Rick Kriseman was the Mayor of St. Petersburg in Florida. Kriseman assumed office on January 2, 2014. Kriseman left office on January 6, 2022.
Kriseman ran for re-election for Mayor of St. Petersburg in Florida. Kriseman won in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Kriseman is a former Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 53 from 2006 to 2012. He also served on the St. Petersburg City Council from 2000 to 2006.
Biography
Kriseman's professional experience includes owning the firm Exclusively Accident Attorney, working at Englander and Fischer, Public Attorneys, and working at Stolba, Englander and Shames, Public Attorneys.[1]
Elections
2021
Incumbent Rick Kriseman did not file to run for re-election.
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.
Incumbent Rick Kriseman defeated Rick Baker in the Mayor of St. Petersburg General Election.[2]
| Mayor of St. Petersburg, General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rick Kriseman Incumbent |
51.62% | 34,155 |
| Rick Baker | 48.38% | 32,017 |
| Total Votes | 66,172 | |
| Source: Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, "Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017 | ||
| 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 | ||
2012
Kriseman did not run for re-election in 2012.[3]
2010
Kriseman ran for re-election to the 53rd District seat in 2010. He did not face any opposition in the August 24 primary. Kriseman defeated Thomas Cuba (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 53 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
|
Rick Kriseman (R) |
18,817 | 58.55% | ||
| Thomas Cuba (R) | 13,324 | 41.45% | ||
2008
In 2008, Kriseman won re-election to the Florida House of Representatives from Florida's 53rd District. Kriseman ran unopposed in the election. He raised $57,391 for his campaign.[5]
Presidential preference
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ Kriseman endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[6]
- See also: Endorsements for Hillary Clinton
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kriseman served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • State Affairs |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kriseman served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council |
| • Government Accountability Act Council |
| • Government Operations Appropriations |
| • Governmental Affairs Policy |
Issues
Kriseman did not provide answers to the Florida State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[7]
Sponsored legislation
Kriseman's sponsored legislation includes:
- HB 157 - "Public K-12 Education: Provides requirements for civics education course that student must successfully complete for middle grades promotion beginning with students entering grade 6 in 2011-2012 school year; requires DOE to encourage school districts to initiate, adopt, expand, & institutionalize service-learning programs, activities, & policies in K-12; revises provisions relating to schools receiving school grade, etc. "
- HB 625 - "Mangrove Protection: Expands penalty previously applicable to violations involving mangrove trimming or alteration to apply to any violation under Mangrove Trimming and Preservation Act"
- HB 1325 - "Corporate Income Tax Credit Scholarship Program: Requires students participating in Corporate Income Tax Credit Scholarship Program to take FCAT under specified conditions; provides additional requirements for private schools participating in program"
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Noteworthy events
Events and activity following the death of George Floyd
Kriseman was mayor of St. Petersburg during the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, when events and activity took place in cities across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd. Events in St. Petersburg, Florida, began on Saturday, May 30, 2020, near the St. Petersburg Police Station.[8] No curfews were issued. The national guard was not deployed.
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Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Kriseman is a member of the American Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Florida Bar, Saint Petersburg Bar Association, Suncoasters, Suncoast Tiger Bay and the Lake Pasadena Neighborhood Association.[15]
See also
| St. Petersburg, Florida | Florida | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
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Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote Smart, "Rick Kriseman's Biography," accessed November 5, 2023
- ↑ Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, "Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State Election Division, "Candidate List," accessed June 21, 2012
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Campaign Contributions," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Hillary for America, "Support from Mayors for Hillary Clinton Continues to Grow, Over 135 Backing Her Candidacy," October 30, 2015
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Issue Positions," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Fox 13 News, "St. Petersburg rally for George Floyd draws large crowd," May 30, 2020
- ↑ Washington Post, "The death of George Floyd: What video and other records show about his final minutes," May 30, 2020
- ↑ The New York Times, "8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody," May 31, 2020
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 USA Today, "Medical examiner and family-commissioned autopsy agree: George Floyd's death was a homicide," June 1, 2020
- ↑ Associated Press, "Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death," April 20, 2021
- ↑ CNN, "Protests across America after George Floyd's death," accessed June 2, 2020
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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Florida House of Representatives District 53 2006-2012 |
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St. Petersburg City Council 2000-2006 |
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