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Rick Baker

Rick Baker

From 2001 to 2010, Rick Baker served as mayor of St. Petersburg. In 2017, Baker announced he would run for a third term

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Rick Baker
Rick Baker
stated on September 26, 2017 a comment during a mayoral forum
While Mayor Rick Kriseman said he would dip into reserves this year because of Hurricane Irma, he "went into the emergency reserves before Irma ever hit."  
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By Allison Graves • September 29, 2017
Rick Baker
Rick Baker
stated on June 14, 2017 a "Tampa Bay Times" article
Says Rick Kriseman is $35 million over budget on St. Petersburg’s new police station.  
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By Allison Graves • August 25, 2017
Rick Baker
Rick Baker
stated on July 28, 2017 a Facebook post
Says he "made St. Petersburg the state's best maintained large sewer system in 2007."
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By Allison Graves • August 18, 2017
Rick Baker
Rick Baker
stated on July 13, 2017 an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board
"We went from zero A elementary schools when I took office to 16 when I left, and our total A and B schools went up by 260 percent."
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By Allison Graves • July 21, 2017
Rick Baker
Rick Baker
stated on June 25, 2017 an interview with News Channel 8
"Midtown crime is up by 30 percent the last quarter."
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By Allison Graves • July 11, 2017
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