St. Petersburg Mayor
Kriseman held onto his
No. 5 spot on the list of Tampa Bay’s most powerful politicians after dropping one spot from No. 4 in 2019.
Kriseman’s place in the Top 5 is earned as he faces his final year in office before facing term limits.
Under Kriseman’s seven-year tenure, St. Pete shed its image as Tampa’s redheaded stepchild and emerged as a regional powerhouse in its own rite.
Sure, its sports teams still don the “Tampa Bay” in their names, but St. Pete is a city all its own, and on the rise. Kriseman has celebrated what makes St. Pete special throughout his tenure — its quaint downtown, a booming craft beer scene and its picturesque subtropical views.