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

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Halfway through his first term as St. Petersburg mayor, Rick Kriseman has been on a roll of late. Moving up from 11th place in last year’s survey, he also appears likely to win re-election next year. One of his biggest victories came in January, when City Council approved a deal to let the Tampa Bay Rays look for a new stadium site in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. The mayor also earned much goodwill and national prominence in December when he…

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#10 on list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians — Kathy Castor

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In 2013, Kathy Castor went further than any Florida politician has in a half-century by calling for an end to the economic sanctions against Cuba after she returned from a trip there. Three years later, the Tampa/St. Petersburg congresswoman has quietly but effectively become a leader in the effort to make it a reality, though she acknowledges it won’t happen soon. In December, Castor and Minnesota Republican Tom Emmer introduced the Cuba Trade Act that would lift the embargo. In February,…

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4th Annual List of the 25 Most Powerful Politicians in Tampa Bay

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Now in its fourth year, SaintPetersBlog/FloridaPolitics.com is offering its annual list of the Most Powerful Politicians in Tampa Bay. In compiling the 2016 list, FloridaPolitics.com queried several of the region’s leading political consultants, activists, bloggers, operatives and local lobbyists to name who they consider the 25 most powerful pols in the area. No suggested names were provided. For this exercise, the Tampa Bay region is defined as Pinellas, Hillsborough, and Pasco, but can also include Hernando, Polk or Sarasota, particularly…

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#11 on list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians — Dana Young

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Dana Young, 51-year-old Tampa representative, just concluded her sixth session in Tallahassee, and hopes to return next year with a promotion into the state Senate. With redistricting creating a brand-new state Senate seat that resembles her Hillsborough County House District 60 seat, the House Majority Leader has chosen to bypass re-election this fall and run in Senate District 18, becoming the first person from either party to do so. A self-described “hard-core conservative Republican,” Young was no shoo-in when running…

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#12 on list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians — Ken Hagan

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Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagen is now in his 14th year on the board. An advocate of the troubled Go Hillsborough transportation proposal, he remains the go-to guy on the county board when it comes to the Tampa Bay Rays possibly playing in Hillsborough County. A noted sports nut, Hagan began speaking out in 2009 about the possibility the Rays could leave the Tampa Bay area. He contacted the ABC Coalition created to search for new potential stadium locations in…

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#13 on list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians — Blaise Ingoglia

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Native New Yorker Blaise Ingoglia isn’t on the list because he represents Hernando County as a state representative in the House. No, It’s because of his ascent to becoming chairman of the Republican Party of Florida in January 2015. After winning that spirited race (including over Leslie Dougher, Rick Scott’s hand-picked candidate), Ingoglia has repeated like a mantra that his No. 1 goal is to have the Sunshine State turn red in this November’s presidential election. It’s been challenging, though.…

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#14 on list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians — Chris Sprowls

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Chris Sprowls, the young Republican who assumed office in late 2014 replacing Carl Zimmerman, has likely powered his way into a future spot as the top man in Florida’s House. Sprowls landed himself at number 14 on this year’s list of Top 25 most powerful politicians, after not making the list at all last year. Already Sprowls has accomplished a lot. As a teen, he kicked cancer’s butt. As a candidate, he stuck it to Zimmerman in the 2014 election…

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