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Democrat Dan Fiorini files for open HD 70 seat in Pinellas

Published on January 13, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Drew Wilson

A fourth candidate has filed to run for House District 70, currently held by termed-out St. Petersburg Democrat Darryl Rouson. Business owner Dan Fiorini filed on Friday to run as a Democrat, setting up a primary against St. Petersburg City Commissioner Wengay Newton, who entered the race in October. Fiorini has never held elected office, but is no stranger to politics. He was the legislative aid to former Democratic state Rep. Helen Spivey, who held office from 1994-1996, and was a founding member of Pinellas…

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Perennial GOP candidate Sharon Russ files in HD 70 race

Published on October 12, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Drew Wilson

Republican activist and perpetual candidate Sharon Russ filed to run for the heavily Democratic House District 70 seat held by termed-out state Rep. Daryl Rouson. Russ is no stranger to politics, at least in the Pinellas County portion of the district: she ran for St. Petersburg mayor in 2009 and challenged Karl Nurse for City Council in 2013, but her campaigns nosedived. Russ never made the ballot in the mayoral race, and lost to Nurse 69-18 in the three-way Republican…

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Jim Sebesta is NOT in the Mayor’s race

Published on December 29, 2008 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

There was a mention on the Times’ Bay Buzz blog that former Senator Jim Sebesta had picked up the candidacy paperwork to run for Mayor of St. Pete. I was just on the phone with the city clerk’s office and they state that he has not, repeat has not, picked up the candidacy paperwork. For the record, the residents that have done so are: Deveron Gibbons, Paul Congemy, Sharon Russ and Michael Santo.

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