{"id":230809,"date":"2026-04-14T05:33:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230809\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T05:33:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:33:39","slug":"former-tampa-mayor-bob-buckhorn-launches-campaign-to-regain-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230809\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn launches campaign to regain title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/c1d7c002ae116b175f9f467c697d8f46.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Former Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn launches campaign to regain title<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) \u2013 Former Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn entered the race for his old job on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Buckhorn has been open about his plans to launch a campaign. \u201cWorst kept secret in Tampa,\u201d he previously said, \u201cI\u2019m going to do it. We can\u2019t afford to miss this window.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Buckhorn served as Tampa\u2019s mayor from 2011 to 2019. The Friends of Bob Buckhorn Political Action Committee raised more than $1 million to support the upcoming campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m not running for a redo,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m running to help the city get to the next level, write its next chapters, and then I\u2019m going home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He filed paperwork at the supervisor of elections\u2019 office on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For the full list of candidates who have filed for the Tampa Mayoral Race, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.votehillsborough.gov\/202\/Local-Candidates-Committees\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:visit their website.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;visit their website.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">visit their website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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