John Godwin

John Godwin ran for election for an at-large seat of the Tampa City Council in Florida. He lost in the general election on March 5, 2019.

Godwin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

John Godwin was born in Florida. He earned a bachelor's degree from Auburn University in 2008 and a master's degree from Florida State University in 2011.

Elections

2019

See also: City elections in Tampa, Florida (2019)

General election

General election for Tampa City Council District 2 At-Large

Incumbent Charlie Miranda defeated John Godwin and Joe Robinson in the general election for Tampa City Council District 2 At-Large on March 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charlie Miranda (Nonpartisan)	57.7	24,796
		John Godwin (Nonpartisan)	23.2	9,995
		Joe Robinson (Nonpartisan)	19.1	8,213

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,004
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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John Godwin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Godwin's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

John has spent his career researching and advising local and national leaders on how societies and governments operate and how they can be improved.

John earned his Bachelor’s from Auburn’s Honors College and his Master’s from FSU. While enrolled full-time at FSU, he worked multiple jobs to support himself and his wife and pay their tuition. One of his jobs was with the state of Florida, where he was awarded the Prudential Davis Productivity Award for major innovations he delivered.

John interned for Senator Bill Nelson then worked for Madeleine Albright’s National Democratic Institute on programs aimed at empowering and enfranchising marginalized and vulnerable populations in non-democratic countries; including women, ethnic and religious minorities, LGBT populations, and persons with disabilities.

His work put him on the radar of a US intelligence program, which he joined and continued his efforts to empower people across the globe. John still works with that program, now as the Director of Content and Research.

John and Catherine serve as foster parents. John is also on the Hillsborough Foster Parent Association, the Hillsborough Child Care Facilities Advisory Board, is the Vice President of his neighborhood association, and is in the Chamber of Commerce’s Emerge program.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Transportation

• Housing

• Growth

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Transportation: Our city has waited for too long for real transportation solutions. Rather than starting with pre-defined transportation solutions, we need leaders who create a transportation plan built on safety, affordability, accessibility, convenience, and environmental sustainability.

We need to make sure our roads are repaved, sidewalks are connected and repaired, bicyclists are able to commute safely, and mass transportation is accessible and reliable.

Housing: As Tampa grows, we need to make sure that growth in benefiting our current residents, not pricing them out of the city; we need to make sure Tampa is a city that your children and grandchildren are able to afford to come back to and buy a home.

We need leaders who will work to increase Tampa's housing supply and supply of affordable housing.

Growth: We need to be planning ahead in order to maintain and solidify the exceptional growth Tampa has been experiencing. We need smart community planning to guide and encourage the growth in sustainable ways—revamping zoning throughout the city, reforming parking minimum requirements, and pushing for an expanded permitting department.

We must also work to strengthen ties between the city and our local universities and connect entrepreneurs and Tampa's innovation and technology community to make Tampa a vibrant place to start and grow a business.

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