{"id":124215,"date":"2026-01-19T22:31:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T22:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/124215\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T22:31:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T22:31:24","slug":"st-pete-city-councilman-richie-floyd-launches-re-election-this-weekend-with-record-store-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/124215\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Pete City Councilman Richie Floyd launches re-election this weekend with record store party"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RichieSt. Petersburg City Council Members Richie Floyd (L) and Lisset Hanewicz. Credit: StPeteFL \/ Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Petersburg City Councilman Richie Floyd <\/a>is running for re-election, and to kick off his upcoming campaign, he\u2019s hosting a Saturday record store party at Bananas Records\u2019 22nd Avenue N location<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Floyd\u2019s new campaign follows his four-year term in District 8, with similar objectives to his previous run, including sustainability, affordability and a stand against corporate control over municipalities, to name a few.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Floyd, named council vice chair this month, is the youngest person elected to city council in St. Petersburg and the first openly Democratic Socialist elected in the city. His win in 2022 preceded a higher-profile victory from newly sworn-in New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is also an unapologetic member of DSA.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think, you know, you\u2019ll see people say, \u2018Oh, it\u2019s New York, it can\u2019t happen here\u2019\u2014 things like that,\u201d Floyd told CL the day after Mamdani\u2019s win.<\/a> \u201cBut I\u2019ve always believed that, in general, as people see that politics that actually cares about working people and doesn\u2019t bend the knee to the billionaire class comes to power in different places, they\u2019ll gravitate towards it. And over time, it\u2019ll change things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last Friday, Floyd told WMNF public affairs program The Skinny that he believes his tenure has been sufficiently productive over the past few years. He said that as recently as last week, he was able to get a resolution passed through the council committee that would aid housing affordability initiatives.<\/p>\n

On top of that, he said he was able to help instate a policy change which would \u201cmake neighborhood streets a little safer\u201d with easier processes for installing safety features like speed bumps. Floyd also noted that the council is moving toward the prospect of a new energy provider for the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou start to learn where you can make change, where you can\u2019t,\u201d Floyd said. \u201cAnd I\u2019ll say we\u2019ve made some good, solid gains.\u201d<\/p>\n

Floyd has not yet drawn an opponent, but it\u2019s still early in the cycle. St. Petersburg votes in the primary election on Aug. 18, 2026, and voter registration must be completed by July 20. General elections take place in November, and the registration deadline is Oct. 5.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Richie Floyd\u2019s launch party is on Saturday, Jan. 24 inside Bananas Records at 2288 22nd Ave. N in St. Petersburg.<\/a><\/p>\n

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