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. It is the most densely populated county in Florida. 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.
Charles William Young was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 until his death in 2013. A Republican from Florida,Young served as chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations from 1999 to 2005. He was the longest-serving Republican member of Congress at the time of his death.
ZooTampa at Lowry Park is a 63-acre (25 ha) nonprofit zoo located in Tampa,Florida. In 2009,Lowry Park Zoo was voted the #1 Family Friendly Zoo in the US by Parents Magazine,and is recognized by the State of Florida as the center for Florida wildlife conservation and biodiversity. The zoo is operated by the Lowry Park Zoological Society,an independent 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The zoo also exists as a center for conservation of endangered wildlife both locally and around the globe. Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) as well as a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA),Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG),the Florida Association of Zoos and Aquariums (FAZA) and the Florida Attractions Association (FAA).
Gus Michael Bilirakis is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 12th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party,he first entered Congress in 2007,where he succeeded his father Michael Bilirakis,representing Florida's 9th congressional district until redistricting. His district includes much of the northern portion of the Tampa Bay area. Bilirakis previously served as the Florida state representative for the 48th district from 1998 to 2006.
Gabriel Cazares was a mayor of Clearwater,Florida,a Pinellas County commissioner,a civil rights advocate,and a critic of the Church of Scientology. He died September 29,2006 in Clearwater at the age of 86.
Richard B. "Rich" Nugent is an American retired law enforcement officer and former United States Congressman. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former Sheriff of Hernando County,Florida. On November 2,2010,Richard Nugent defeated Democratic nominee James Piccillo,to replace retiring Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite. Nugent was a member of the Tea Party Caucus. On November 2,2015,Nugent announced he would not seek reelection.
The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art (LRMA) is a modern and contemporary art museum located on the campus of St. Petersburg College in Tarpon Springs,Florida. The museum houses a permanent collection which includes paintings by Abraham Rattner and contemporary Florida sculpture including modern art by Abraham Rattner,Esther Gentle,and Allen Leepa,as well as by Rattner's contemporaries,Pablo Picasso,Henry Moore,Marc Chagall,Auguste Herbin,Georges Rouault,Hans Hofmann,and Max Ernst.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 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 Governor of Florida. There was no net party change,as Democrat Gwen Graham defeated Republican incumbent Steve Southerland in the 2nd district,while Republican Carlos Curbelo defeated Democratic incumbent Joe Garcia in the 26th district.
John Morroni was an American politician and businessman. He died while serving on the elected Board of County Commissioners of Pinellas County,Florida.
Peter Rudy Wallace is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 1994 to 1996.
Amanda Hickman Murphy is a Democratic politician from Florida. She served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2013 to 2016,representing parts of western Pasco County,including the city of New Port Richey. She was a candidate for the Florida Senate in the 2018 elections,but was defeated by Ed Hooper.
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.
Kathleen M. Peters is an American politician of the Republican Party and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 69th District,which includes southern Pinellas County,stretching from Redington Shores to St. Pete Beach,from 2012 to 2018.
David Wilson Jolly is an American attorney,former lobbyist and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 13th congressional district,based in Pinellas County,from 2014 to 2017. A former Republican,he previously served as general counsel to his predecessor,Bill Young. He won the race for Young's seat in a special election against Democrat Alex Sink. He was subsequently reelected in November 2014,winning 75 percent of the vote,but was unseated in 2016 by former Governor Charlie Crist after court-ordered redistricting made his district more Democratic. Since leaving office,Jolly has become a prominent Republican critic of U.S. president Donald Trump. In September 2018,Jolly announced he had left the Republican Party.
Manuel Sykes is an American pastor and civic leader from the state of Florida.
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.
An election for Mayor of Tampa was held on March 5,2019. The election is officially nonpartisan,and the winner is elected to a four-year term.
Clearwater,Florida,held a general election on March 17,2020,to elect a mayor and two members of the city council. These elections coincided with the Democratic and Republican presidential preference primaries.
