‘With so many big ticket expenses in our town, we need Mike Harting to bring the business mindset necessary to ensure we succeed.’
Former St. Petersburg City Council members Robert Blackmon and Kathleen Ford are endorsing Mike Harting for St. Pete City Council in District 3.
Harting is one of five candidates running for the seat being vacated by City Council member Ed Montanari, who is leaving office due to term limits. Montanari is right now the only registered Republican serving on the Council, though the seats are statutorily nonpartisan. Harting is registered without party affiliation, but Blackmon is a Republican, offering Harting some conservative bona fides.
Other endorsers include St. Pete City Council member Gina Driscoll, also a moderate Democrat, and former Sen. Jeff Brandes, a libertarian-minded Republican.