Bill Foster to Publicly Announce Candidacy for Mayor

St. Petersburg - Bill Foster, a former St. Petersburg City Councilman with a rich history of civic involvement, will publicly announce his candidacy for Mayor of St. Petersburg Monday, March 2nd at 12:00 noon at Pioneer Park in downtown St. Petersburg (98 Beach Drive, across the street south of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club, east of Bayfront Tower).

At the event Mr. Foster will give a brief speech, unveil his campaign slogan, website and “Foster Formula” platform, and then take questions from the crowd. “These are challenging times in St. Petersburg,” said Foster. “People don’t want any more political rhetoric, they want solutions. We need a serious, thought-out plan on how we are going to move St. Petersburg and its citizens forward during these tough economic times. My “Foster Formula” is just that, and I am very excited to share it with my fellow St. Petersburg citizens.”

A fourth generation St. Petersburg resident, Bill Foster was first elected to the St. Petersburg City Council in 1999, where he served two terms before leaving the council in 2008. He was twice Chairman, in 2004 and 2006.

Foster is an attorney and small business owner. He has practiced law with his father since 1988 in the Foster and Foster law firm. Bill and his wife Wendy have two teenage children: Christine and Will.

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