Jane Castor

Jane Castor

Mayor of Tampa

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

5

Predecessor

Bob Buckhorn

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

March 7, 2023

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Jane Castor is the Mayor of Tampa in Florida. She assumed office on May 1, 2019. Her current term ends on May 1, 2027.

Castor ran for re-election for Mayor of Tampa in Florida. She won in the general election on March 7, 2023.

Mayoral elections in Tampa are nonpartisan. Media outlets have reported that Castor is affiliated with the Democratic Party.

Biography

Castor was born in Tampa, Florida. She graduated from the University of Tampa with a bachelor's degree in criminology and from Troy State University with a master of public administration (MPA). She worked in the Tampa Police Department for 31 years, including six years as chief of police.

Elections

2023

See also: Mayoral election in Tampa, Florida (2023)

General election

General election for Mayor of Tampa

Incumbent Jane Castor defeated Belinda Noah in the general election for Mayor of Tampa on March 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jane Castor (Nonpartisan)	80.1	22,988
		Belinda Noah (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	7.5	2,138
		Other/Write-in votes	12.4	3,560

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 28,686
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jeff Godsell (Nonpartisan)
• Andre Maurice Hill Sr. (Nonpartisan)

2019

See also: Mayoral election in Tampa, Florida (2019)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Tampa

Jane Castor defeated David Straz in the general runoff election for Mayor of Tampa on April 23, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jane Castor (Nonpartisan)	73.1	38,859
		David Straz (Nonpartisan)	26.9	14,300

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,159
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General election

General election for Mayor of Tampa

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Tampa on March 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jane Castor (Nonpartisan)	48.0	23,324
✔		David Straz (Nonpartisan)	15.5	7,522
		Harry Cohen (Nonpartisan)	12.2	5,907
		Ed Turanchik (Nonpartisan)	8.9	4,320
		Dick Greco Jr. (Nonpartisan)	8.6	4,158
		Mike Suarez (Nonpartisan)	5.1	2,462
		Topher Morrison (Nonpartisan)	1.7	839
		Reginald Howard (Nonpartisan)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	80

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,612
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Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign website

Castor’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Tampa is booming. But we can do even better. In Jane’s 58 years of being Tampa born, Tampa raised, Tampa educated and Tampa employed she has seen tremendous progress and community spirit in our city. From walking the neighborhood as a beat cop to becoming the first woman Police Chief, Jane has seen that when people are involved and invested in working together, problems get solved. Together, Jane and her team attacked and reduced crime by over 70% making our neighborhoods safer places to live, play and enjoy. At the same time, they made the largest city agency, the police department, more efficient, and in touch with the problems Tampa needs fixing. Jane and her team saved money while improving services. Effective leadership makes a difference. Our growing economy, our increasing housing prices, attracting bright young minds and new employers to move here are all testimony to the power of leadership that can bring people together for a common purpose-that’s exactly what Jane bring to this race. But Tampa, Jane knows we can do even better. A Safer Tampa. Jane is the only candidate who has taken on and effectively fought crime. Whether reducing crime by 72 percent, putting at-risk youth into jobs programs, or making the police department, the city’s largest agency, more efficient by saving taxpayers money and improving services—Jane has always led effectively with a steady and fair hand. Jane has put in the work and pulled out the results to keep our communities safer and make Tampa an attractive place to live and work. A Better Transportation Future. Jane is the only candidate for mayor who has seen the deadly and devastating effects of an overburdened road and street intersection system, or the human suffering that results when our first responders can not do their jobs because of rush hour gridlock. We can and will do better. You the people, have said “Enough”. You’ve granted leaders the tools to fix our transportation problems. The same way we effectively attacked crime with innovative thinking, as your next mayor, Jane will use the skills learned in city leadership to effectively keep people and traffic moving. A Growing Economy. Great progress has been made to expand our job base, make Tampa an attractive place to live and work and we can do even better. It starts with a foundation of a safe and more mobile city, but it continues and builds with a leader who knows our neighborhoods, knows our people and has a record of effectively fixing problems. Jane is the only candidate who developed a jobs program for our at-risk youth, not just because they lacked good job opportunities, but because our police department needed talent. Tampa is stronger when those who grew up here are working with their own neighborhoods to achieve a common goal of a safer Tampa.	”
—Jane Castor’s campaign website (2019)

Noteworthy events

Events and activity following the death of George Floyd

See also: Events following the death of George Floyd and responses in select cities from May 29-31, 2020

Castor was mayor of Tampa during the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, when events and activity took place in cities across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd. Events in Tampa, Florida, began on Saturday, May 30, 2020. The same day, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) activated the Florida National Guard and deployed members to the city at the request of Mayor Jane Castor (D). On May 31, Castor instituted a curfew.

To read more about the death of George Floyd and subsequent events, click [show] to the right.

On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis police officers arrested Floyd, a Black man, after receiving a call that he had made a purchase with a counterfeit $20 bill. Floyd died after Derek Chauvin, a white officer, arrived at the scene and pressed his knee onto Floyd's neck as Floyd laid face-down on the street in handcuffs. Both the Hennepin County Medical Examiner and an independent autopsy conducted by Floyd's family ruled Floyd's death as a homicide stemming from the incident. The medical examiner's report, prepared by Dr. Michael Baden and Dr. Allecia Wilson, said that it was "not a legal determination of culpability or intent, and should not be used to usurp the judicial process." On April 20, 2021, Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in relation to Floyd's death. Floyd's death was filmed and shared widely, leading to activity regarding racism, civil rights, and police use of force. The first events took place in Minneapolis-St. Paul on May 26. An event in Chicago organized by Chance the Rapper and Rev. Michael Pfleger took place the same day, making it the first major city outside of Minneapolis to host an event in response to Floyd's death.

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Preceded by Bob Buckhorn	Mayor of Tampa 2019-Present	Succeeded by -