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Rick Baker’s June 28 fundraiser much closer to home, St. Pete Yacht Club

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After hosting a recent high-profile Republican reception in Clearwater Beach, Rick Baker’s next event in his bid to return to City Hall will be much closer to home. The former two-term St. Petersburg Mayor will be holding a fundraiser Wednesday, June 28, at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club in the city’s downtown waterfront. The event, with a suggested contribution of $250, begins at 6 p.m. Baker, a Republican who served from 2001-2010, is seeking a third term. He faces incumbent…

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Rick Kriseman heads to Tampa next week for re-election fundraiser

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St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman hits the other side of Tampa Bay next week for a fundraiser in his re-election effort, joined by some of Tampa’s leading Democrats, including fellow Mayor Bob Buckhorn. Hosted by attorneys Ron Christaldi and Patrick Baskette, the event is Tuesday, June 20, beginning 5:30 p.m. at the offices of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, 101 E Kennedy Blvd., Suite 2800 in Tampa. In addition to Buckhorn, event chairs include Tampa City Council members Luis Viera, Harry…

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Associated Builders and Contractors endorse Rick Baker for St. Pete Mayor

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The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is supporting Rick Baker for St. Petersburg Mayor. “Rick Baker understands that administrative red tape hurts small business. He will fix it,” said Jason Spears, Peninsular Mechanical, in a statement Thursday. Established in 1979, the Spears family owns Peninsular Mechanical, a 35-person small business that handles design-build air conditioning projects. “I’m honored to have the support of the Associated Builders and Contractors Gulf Coast Chapter,” said Baker, candidate for Mayor. “I look forward to…

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Rick Baker’s personal finances a mix of frugal spending and long-term investments

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Rick Baker, St. Petersburg’s once and possibly future mayor, isn’t just a political conservative but a financial one, too.  That’s the picture coming out of the financial disclosures he recently submitted as part of candidate qualifying. Baker, who currently serves as president of The Edwards Group, is worth $4,376,275, according to his Form 6. He earned $186,991 in 2016 working for Bill Edwards, the developer and philanthropist, who hired Baker away from his job at the University of South Florida — St.…

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Rick Baker raises more than half-a-million dollars in May for mayoral bid

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After just three weeks on the campaign trail, former Mayor Rick Baker‘s campaign is reporting that it raised an eye-opening $553,174 in contributions to his campaign and Seamless Florida, an affiliated political committee. Baker is challenging incumbent Rick Kriseman, who is seeking a second term as the Sunshine City’s mayor. Baker’s haul is a record-breaking amount for any campaign during the six elections the city of St. Petersburg has conducted under its current strong-mayor form of government. Baker’s campaign says it…

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Rick Kriseman to hold fundraiser — in Tampa

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Rick Baker held a fundraiser in Clearwater last week, leading some to chortle that he had to travel all the way to North Pinellas to help boost his coffers in his bid to return as St. Petersburg mayor. Democrats said there weren’t enough Republicans in St. Pete to prop up the former two-term mayor. But Baker is not the only mayoral candidate who is venturing beyond the city limits to soak up campaign cash. On June 20, Rick Kriseman will…

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Fundraiser planned for Rick Baker in downtown St. Pete on Wednesday

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With qualifying beginning Thursday in St. Petersburg’s high-profile mayoral race, Rick Baker is continuing to raise money at a fervent pace. The former mayor has set a fundraiser for Wednesday in downtown St. Petersburg, this one being hosted by local political heavyweights Darryl LeClair and Terry McCarthy. Snell Isle resident LeClair heads Echelon, a residential and commercial development company. Echelon has been a major developer in Pinellas, helping transform Carillon into a business park that is now home to companies such as…

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