Bill Foster

Bill Foster was elected mayor of St. Petersburg in 2009. He is a former St. Petersburg City Council member.

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Bill Foster
stated on October 15, 2013 a Tampa Bay Times/Bay News 9 debate:

"Unemployment in the city of St. Petersburg is below the state average."

By Katie Sanders • October 17, 2013

Bill Foster
stated on September 10, 2013 a mayoral forum:

"Tampa got more (federal housing) money because they scored higher on the blight scoring system, so they've got a much bigger problem than we do."

By Katie Sanders • September 18, 2013

Bill Foster
stated on August 14, 2013 a mayoral forum:

"Sixty percent of the auto thefts that we have in (St. Petersburg) are caused by people leaving their keys in the car."

By Julie Kliegman • August 14, 2013

Bill Foster
stated on August 6, 2013 a mayoral forum:

Says that while Foster was mayor, Rick Kriseman was "ineffective" in the Florida House of Representatives because "there was no legislation that passed the House that had (Kriseman’s) name on it."

By Aaron Sharockman, Katie Sanders • August 13, 2013

Bill Foster
stated on August 6, 2013 a mayoral debate:

"If we don't spend money on a pier, then that money does wipe into the general funds of the city or the county, and if you send it to the county, you never see it again."

By Julie Kliegman • August 9, 2013

Bill Foster
stated on July 9, 2013 a campaign brochure:

"Since I was elected, crime rates have been at their lowest in over a decade."

By Katie Sanders • July 19, 2013

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