Pinellas County is a county located on the west central coast of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census,the population was 959,107. The county is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater,Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clearwater is the county seat. St. Petersburg is the largest city as well as the largest city in Florida that is not a county seat.
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County,Florida,United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 258,308,making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the second-largest city in the Tampa Bay Area,after Tampa. It is the largest city in the state that is not a county seat. Along with Clearwater,these cities are part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area,the second-largest in Florida with a population of around 2.8 million. St. Petersburg is on the Pinellas peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico,and is connected to mainland Florida to the north.
Clearwater is a city located in Pinellas County,Florida,United States,northwest of Tampa and St. Petersburg. To the west of Clearwater lies the Gulf of Mexico and to the southeast lies Tampa Bay. As of the 2020 census,the city had a population of 117,292. Clearwater is the county seat of Pinellas County and is the smallest of the three principal cities in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater metropolitan area,most commonly referred to as the Tampa Bay Area.
Al Lang Stadium is a 7,500-seat sports stadium along the waterfront of downtown St. Petersburg,Florida,United States which was used almost exclusively as a baseball park for over 60 years. Since 2011,it has been the home pitch of the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the USL Championship soccer league.
Richard Murray "Rick" Baker is an American attorney and politician who served as mayor of St. Petersburg,Florida. Elected in 2001,he was reelected in November 2005 with almost 70% of the vote.
The Mahaffey Theater –Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts facility and concert hall located on the downtown waterfront in St. Petersburg,Florida. The facility first opened on May 6,1965.The 2,031-seat facility features European box-style seating,a ballroom space and views of Tampa Bay.
The St. Petersburg Pier,officially known as the St. Pete Pier,is a landmark pleasure pier extending into Tampa Bay from downtown St. Petersburg,Florida,United States. Over the years several different structures have been built at the same location. The most recent structure,the third owned by the city,was a five-story inverted pyramid-shaped building,designed by St. Petersburg architect William B. Harvard,Sr. That Inverted Pyramid Pier was closed in 2013,and the new 26-acre Pier District opened on July 6,2020. The $92 million dollar project includes five restaurants,a playground,an environmental education center,and numerous artworks including work by Xenobia Bailey,Nathan Mabry,Nick Ervinck,and a large sculpture entitled Bending Arc by Janet Echelman. Its opening was scheduled for May 30,2020,but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida.
Richard David Kriseman is an American politician who served as the 53rd Mayor of St. Petersburg from 2014 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 53rd district from 2006 to 2012.
Rays Ballpark was the name used in project documents for a ballpark in the current location of Al Lang Stadium on the Tampa Bay waterfront in downtown St. Petersburg,Florida,proposed by the Tampa Bay Rays as a replacement for Tropicana Field.
St. Petersburg,Florida,held an election for mayor on August 27 and November 5,2013. A non-partisan primary election was held on August 27,2013. No candidate won a majority of the vote,so the top two finishers,incumbent Mayor Bill Foster and former State Representative Rick Kriseman,advanced to a runoff.
John Morroni was an American politician and businessman. He died while serving on the elected Board of County Commissioners of Pinellas County,Florida.
A special election for Florida's 13th congressional district was held March 11,2014,to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives,following the death of incumbent Republican Congressman Bill Young on October 18,2013. Primary elections were held on January 14,2014. Young,who had already announced that he would not be running for re-election in 2014,was re-elected in 2012 with 57 percent of the vote. With 100% of the precincts reporting,David Jolly was declared the winner of the special election.
There have been 54 mayors of St. Petersburg,Florida. David Moffett was the city's first mayor. The current mayor is Ken Welch.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday,November 8,2016 to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the state of Florida,one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including President of the United States. A lawsuit challenging the districts under Florida's Congressional District Boundaries Amendment was filed in 2012 and was resolved in 2015. The results of the lawsuit had major repercussions on the congressional races in Florida in 2016. The primaries were held on August 30.
The St. Petersburg Library System is a free public library system for residents of the city of St. Petersburg,Florida,located in Pinellas County. The St. Petersburg Library System is part of the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative and consists of 7 branch locations.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of St. Petersburg in Pinellas County,Florida,United States.
St. Petersburg,Florida,held a general election for mayor on August 29 and November 7,2017,with a primary election which took place on August 29,2017. Incumbent mayor Rick Kriseman,a Democrat,opted to seek re-election. His opponent in the runoff was Republican former mayor Rick Baker (2001–2010). The election was officially non-partisan.
Wengay M. Newton is an American politician from Florida. A Democrat,he served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 to 2020,representing parts of Pinellas,Sarasota,Manatee,and Hillsborough Counties.
St. Petersburg,Florida,held an election for mayor on August 24,2021. Incumbent Democratic mayor Rick Kriseman is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office. Municipal elections in St. Petersburg are officially nonpartisan. All candidates appeared on the same primary ballot,and because no candidate garnered at least 50% of the vote,the top two vote-getters advanced to a runoff election on November 2,2021. Former Pinellas County commissioner Ken Welch easily defeated city councillor Robert Blackmon in the runoff and became the first black mayor of St. Petersburg.
Kenneth T. Welch is an American politician serving as mayor of St. Petersburg,Florida. A member of the Democratic Party,Welch served on the county commission of Pinellas County,Florida. Welch is the city’s first African-American mayor.
