Amy Foster’s “commitment to the arts and local business” has earned the St. Petersburg City Council candidate an endorsement from District 4 City Councilmember Leslie Curran. Foster faces Steve Galvin in November to succeed term-limited Jeff Danner in District 8.
“Throughout her campaign,” Curran said in a statement today, “she has shown that she has the knowledge, skills and character to serve our city well. I enthusiastically support her campaign.” Curran, owner of ARTicles Gallery on Central Avenue, is retiring her City Council spot, due to term limits.
Foster — no relation to Mayor Bill Foster — is currently National Program Manager of the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP), a group managed by EdLab Group, an educational innovation company. The NGCP encourages gender equality by encouraging girls to pursue careers in Science, Math and Technology.
Foster has also served as Chair-Elect of Membership Training for the Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin and Vice President of St. Pete Pride.
“I am proud to have Councilmember Curran’s support for my campaign,” Foster said of Curran’s endorsement. “I admire her long track record of service to St. Petersburg, and it is an honor to have her standing with me in this campaign.”
According to her website, the arts scene in St. Petersburg was the reason she chose to make her home there. She also supports the development of the Warehouse Arts District.
“Our robust arts community makes us unique and sets us apart from our sister city across the bay,” Foster says. “We need to build on the strong foundation that has already been developed and encourage and drive more tourism to the area using the arts as one of our unique selling points.”
In the latest round of polling, Foster holds a steady 18-point advantage over Galvin, with more than 38 percent of all respondents supporting her, compared to 20.5 percent for Galvin.
For more information about Foster’s campaign, visit www.AmyForStPete.com.
