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Orlando Gudes latest entrant to Tampa City Council District 7 race

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(UPDATED) Former Tampa Police officer Orlando Gudes announced on Wednesday that he has filed to run for the City Council seat in District 7 that will be vacated by incumbent Lisa Montelione later this year. He now joins Gene Siudut, Luis Veira and Cyril Spiro in announcing their candidacies for the seat, which encompasses New Tampa, north Tampa and the University of South Florida/Busch Boulevard areas. “I’ve been fighting for our families my whole life, Gudes said in a statement.…

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Tampa attorney Luis Viera on why he wants to become Tampa’s next City Councilman from District 7

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Tampa attorney Luis Viera, the latest entrant into the special election to replace District 7 Tampa City Councilwoman Lisa Monteleone this year, says he can totally relate to Monteleone’s recent reluctance to join the rest of her colleagues in approving Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s request for approval to spend $35.5 million to remake Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park in West Tampa. “This is too expensive,” said Montelione, who said her north and New Tampa district covers more land than any other, but has…

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Cyril Spiro says he’s running for Tampa Council District 7 seat

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With Lisa Montelione scheduled to resign from the Tampa City Council this year to run for a state House seat, another candidate has surfaced for her District 7 seat. Cyril Spiro works in health care data analytics and has been on the board the Cory Lakes Isles Community Development District board for the past five years, chairman for the past year. Spiro also created the nonprofit Sunshine Board Cooperation, which utilizes online workshops and forums to give the Cory Lakes…

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