25 Most Powerful Politicians in Tampa Bay – Page 10

#11 on list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians – Bill Galvano

Published on March 4, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Peter Schorsch

The Senate majority leader is expected to become Senate president in 2015. As majority leader, Bill Galvano works with committee chairs, schedules bills on the floor and controls the daily calendar during the legislative session. In a word, Galvano holds real power in Florida’s Capitol. Galvano was the founder of the Tampa Bay Area Legislative Delegation in 2007, and was the lawmaker who spearheaded TBARTA, the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority. “That was a huge step in the right…

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#12 on list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians — Rick Kriseman

Published on March 4, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Peter Schorsch

“It’s a good time to be in St. Pete.” Those were the opening words that Rick Kriseman delivered his first ever State of the City Address as mayor in late January, and this Detroit City native is riding the positive waves that have permeated over this city over the past five years. While Bob Buckhorn generates headlines across the bay, Kriseman has kept his head down while pushing his progressive agenda in St. Petersburg, arguably the Tampa Bay area’s (if…

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#13 on list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians — Kevin Beckner

Published on March 4, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Peter Schorsch

The Hillsborough County commissioner is halfway through his second and final term on the BOCC, and some political analysts are already pondering where he’ll attempt to land next in his political future. There were rumors a few years ago that he would run for chief financial officer in 2014, but his decision not to go for it was probably a wise one during that decisively Republican midterm cycle. 2014 was also a banner year for Hillsborough County when it came to joining…

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