Rick Kriseman

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Rick Kriseman
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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
St. Petersburg City Council

Florida House of Representatives District 53

Mayor of St. Petersburg

Education

Bachelor's

University of Florida, 1984

Law

Stetson University College of Law, 1987

Personal
Religion
Jewish
Profession
Attorney
Contact

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

See also: Mayoral election in St. Petersburg, Florida (2021)

Incumbent Rick Kriseman did not file to run for re-election.

2017

See also: Mayoral election in St. Petersburg, Florida (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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.png Rick Kriseman Incumbent 48.36% 27,325
Green check mark transparent.png 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

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2012

Kriseman did not run for re-election in 2012.[3]

2010

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 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
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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:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kriseman served on the following committees:

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]

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

See also: Events following the death of George Floyd and responses in select cities from May 29-31, 2020

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.

Campaign finance summary


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Rick Kriseman campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2010Florida House of Representatives, District 53Won $221,007 N/A**
2008Florida House of Representatives, District 53Won $57,391 N/A**
2006Florida House of Representatives, District 53Won $109,746 N/A**
Grand total$388,144 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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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Footnotes

Political offices
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Mayor of St. Petersburg
2014-2022
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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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