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St. Pete Council candidate Justin Bean pushes ‘community-led economic development’

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With Ziya Kardas entering the race, the number of candidates now vying for the St. Petersburg City Council District 6 seat stands at nine. That means it’s likely that no candidate will earn the 50-percent-plus-one-vote needed to win the August 29 primary. Even if one candidate does get a bigger percentage of the vote, the race to succeed Karl Nurse will go citywide. Justin Bean hopes he’ll be one of two survivors making it to November. The small business owner and civic activist says…

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Ziya Kardas becomes ninth candidate to enter the St. Petersburg City Council District 6 race

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 Ziya Kardas has becomes the ninth candidate filing to run for the St. Petersburg City Council District 6 race. The USFSP graduate student and small-business person is seeking to succeed term-limited Karl Nurse later this year. “I am running because I believe in public service and I believe in St. Petersburg,” says the 26-year-old St. Pete native. Kardas is currently finishing his MBA this summer at the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg. He also manages Pro-Shield Roof Restoration and a real estate development…

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