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Charlie Gerdes closes funding gap over challenger Monica Abbott

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St. Pete City Council chair Charlie Gerdes hasn’t quite caught up to his opponent in a fundraising race for the District 1 race, but he’s cut her lead to less than $1,000. The biggest difference is, $11,000 of Monica Abbott’s $12,425 in campaign funds came from her own pocket. Gerdes has raised just shy of $12,000 through multiple donations from local and state committees. Gerdes is on track to far out-raise Abbott if the most recent campaign finance reports serve…

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Charlie Gerdes, Steve Kornell trump challengers in City Council debate

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If there’s a takeaway from Monday night’s City Council candidate forum among the two less competitive races for District 1 and 5, it’s that incumbents are playing on a key weakness their opponents share – inexperience. During the one-hour debate moderated by the League of Women Voters at City Hall, both Charlie Gerdes and Steve Kornell showed off their insider-knowledge of city workings. The first question of the night went to Gerdes and his opponent, Monica Abbott, vaguely asking how…

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Mark your calendar; St. Pete City Council forum scheduled for tonight

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The City of St. Pete is hosting a candidate forum Monday at 7 p.m. in City Council chambers. Candidates from Districts 1, 5 and 7 are all invited to participate. That includes the two most-watched candidates vying for the District 7 seat being vacated by incumbent Wengay Newton. Lisa Wheeler-Brown and Will Newton, the incumbent’s brother. They are in a heated matchup to represent voters in the city’s poorest District. The League of Women Voters is moderating the debate. It’s…

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Mail ballots for November’s St. Pete election trickle in, leaves space for more campaigning

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Mail ballots have gone out to more than 66,000 voters for the November 3 Municipal Elections that include St. Pete’s three City Council battles and four ballot questions. So far only 2,680 of those have been returned with less than a month to go before Election Day. That means candidates have plenty of time to bombard registered voters who requested ballots but have not returned them. Some voters received a mailer from City Council chair Charlie Gerdes this week. It’s…

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Undecided voters in St. Pete are indicative of low voter turnout

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With less than a month to go before Election Day, St. Pete residents are still largely undecided on who to elect to City Council. Even in the two races including incumbents some 40 percent of those polled haven’t decided who to vote for. In a St. Pete Polls survey of 591 registered St. Pete voters Monday, 40 percent weren’t sure whether to vote to re-elect Steve Kornell to District 5 or to bring in some fresh blood by casting a…

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Monica Abbott hopes to unseat Charlie Gerdes so she can be a full-time representative

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Monica Abbott is self-funding a campaign to unseat St. Pete City Council chair Charlie Gerdes … to the tune of $11,000. Abbott wants a shot at representing West St. Pete residents in District 1 because she thinks Gerdes isn’t paying enough attention to the district. “He’s more for the city,” Abbott said. “That’s more being a council member at-large.” Abbott complained that Gerdes failed to secure Penny for Pinellas funds for a Pinellas Trail expansion in their district. She said he…

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Charlie Gerdes hopes for City Council win with record low fundraising

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St. Pete City Council chair Charlie Gerdes wants to earn his re-election with as little funding from supporters as possible. “I’m trying to see if I can set a record for the least cost per vote,” Gerdes said. And he’s well on his way. Gerdes has raised just over $4,000 as of the most recent campaign finance reports that cover activity through mid-September. His opponent, Monica Abbott, has about triple the funds with $12,425 raised to date, including an $11,000…

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