Any conversation about power in Tampa Bay this year will settle quickly on the two men who've been reshaping and remodeling downtown Tampa's eastern edge and Ybor City.
Ana Cruz speaks at Tampa Mayor Jane Castor's re-election campaign launch event. Photo: Courtesy of Jessie Stehlik/FotoBohemiathe former Tampa police chief who turns 63 this month, was elected mayor in a landslide in 2019 and has led Florida's third-largest city through a summer of civil rights marches, a pandemic and a development surge., is managing partner at the influential lobbying firm Ballard Partners, where she's been advocating to get federal funds for municipalities.
One of those deals was the development of the Rome Yard truck lot, which came under scrutiny when the Tampa Bay Times learned that Cruz hadCruz's biggest move of 2022: Helping Winter Haven become a cutting-edge city for water infrastructure by securing nearly $4 million in funds. She also helped secure nearly $10 million in FEMA funding for Nashville, which was in jeopardy for a hazard mitigation project that would construct a flood wall to protect the city's critical infrastructure.Castor filed for re-election recently and has no well-known opponents lining up to challenge her.
What's more, Cruz's mother, outgoing state Sen. Janet Cruz , lost her re-election bid in the midterms and announced she was running for a seat on the Tampa City Council, which could strengthen the mayor's power.
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