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City of St. Petersburg
Brandi Gabbard
City Council, District 2
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
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🏛️ Local First
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National Rank
#8,196 of 8,966 · bottom 8.6% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Background: Brandi Gabbard. City of St. Petersburg, Florida City Council District 2 (NE St. Pete — Barcley Estates / Northeast) since January 2018; re-elected unopposed 2021; current term ends January 7, 2027 (TERM-LIMITED). Officially NONPARTISAN ballot; personal voter registration Democrat. Filed March 2026 to run for St. Petersburg MAYOR in November 2026, challenging incumbent Mayor Ken Welch — positioning to the LEFT of Welch on DEI/LGBTQ issues. Past Council Chair. Indiana native; moved to St. Petersburg 2003 with husband Keith; one son in Barcley Estates. Real-estate broker-associate at Smith & Associates (also Suncoast Realty Solutions); 18+ years in Tampa Bay, $70M+ in sales. 2014 President, Pinellas Realtor Organization; 2015 Pinellas Realtor of the Year; 2018 Chair, NAR Insurance Committee (testified before FL Governor and Cabinet on flood insurance). Religion / church affiliation not publicly stated.
St Petersburg City Council D2 (NP ballot, personal D registration); term to Jan 7, 2027 — TERM-LIMITED; filed March 2026 for 2026 St Pete Mayor race vs incumbent Welch (candidacy_status running_higher_office). [2026-06 RESOLUTE LOCAL refinement] HARD evidence: (a) sanctity_of_life q1 FALSE — Feb 23, 2023 Council Chair Gabbard initially SUPPORTED a $50,000 city allocation to the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund; on April 6, 2023 reversed and voted against it but explicitly cited political-risk calculus (state-Republican retaliation threats, Disney/Andrew Warren examples), NOT pro-life conviction. Initial pro-fund support is the dispositive position. (b) biblical_marriage q4 FALSE — attended/participated in June 4, 2026 Pride flag-raising at City Hall during 'Shine with Pride 2026'; posted official 'Happy Pride St Pete' on D2 Facebook; as mayoral candidate (April 2026) condemned FL anti-DEI law SB 1134 ('every resident — regardless of their race or whom they love — has an equal seat at the table'). (c) economic_stewardship q2 FALSE — voted YES on the $6.5B Rays Stadium / Gas Plant District deal July 18, 2024 (5-3) AND on the Dec 5, 2024 bond authorization (long-term city debt for a private-team stadium). Quote: 'We need to move this forward because, quite frankly, I think we're calling their bluff by doing so.' Also supports general-obligation infrastructure bonds (future-generation debt justified by resilience needs). NULL on family/school (Pinellas school board is separate authority), christian_liberty (no public stance; religion not stated), election_integrity (Pinellas SoE handles elections), public_justice (no affirmative pro-police statement located; mayoral 'public safety' platform pillar lacks specifics), refuse_state_overreach (her anti-DEI/anti-preemption stance defends progressive priorities — not the rubric's conservative-subsidiarity anchor; held null), border_immigration (no Gabbard-specific ICE/sanctuary statement located; she joined council Jan 2018 after the 2017 sanctuary-city statement under Mayor Kriseman), and self_defense (FL 790.33 preempts).
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
Not yet verified
Candidate (if District Attorney) has committed to prosecuting illegal abortion procedures; (if mayor/council) has supported pro-life city resolutions or refused to declare 'sanctuary city for abortion'
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes city/county trans-affirming policies (bathroom mandates on private businesses, Pride flag raisings at city hall, pronouns-required HR rules)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (school board) opts the district into school-choice transfers + protects homeschool freedom + opposes truancy-based criminal referrals
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) requires parental notification before any gender/sexuality counseling of minors; (mayor/council) opposes city programs facilitating minor medical procedures without parents
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) has voted to remove CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology materials from district curriculum and library shelves
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council/library board) supports local enforcement of age-verification + removes sexualized content from library children's sections
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county/school board) opposes mandatory pronoun policies for staff + employees + students
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council) supports city/county Christian displays (Ten Commandments, Nativity scenes), invocation prayer at meetings, Sunday-closure where chosen by community
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes city-funded non-Christian religious displays/programming (Ramadan illumination, etc.) at city facilities
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/county) opposes city participation in CBDC pilot programs + supports cash-acceptance ordinances for local businesses
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) has voted against deficit-bond issuances for non-capital city expenditures + supports balanced city budgets without service cuts via tax increases on residents
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county) has voted to remove city pension/treasury investment in ESG-aligned funds + opposes city participation in WEF-aligned sister-city programs
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/county election official) supports hand-counted paper ballots at local precincts where state law permits
Not yet verified
Candidate (city clerk/election official) enforces state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at local precincts
Not yet verified
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/council) refused acceptance of private election-administration grants ('Zuckerbucks')
Not yet verified
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (DA/sheriff) cooperates with ICE detainers + transfers; (mayor/council) supports local cooperation with ICE rather than sanctuary policies
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/county) has voted against local sanctuary-city ordinances + supports city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
Not yet verified
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) opposes local gun-registry ordinances + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/council) opposes local-ordinance red-flag/magazine/AWB analogs + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Not yet verified
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
Not yet verified
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
Not yet verified
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
Not yet verified
Official has asserted local control against unconstitutional state mandates
Not yet verified
Official has declined state strings that compel ungodly or unconstitutional local policy
Not yet verified
Official has protected local citizens from state overreach (lockdowns, mandates, ESG)
Not yet verified
Official affirms subsidiarity — decisions made at the lowest competent level
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Official has refused to enforce unconstitutional state directives
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- [1]Feb 23, 2023 Council Chair Gabbard initially SUPPORTED $50,000 city allocation to Tampa Bay Abortion Fund; April 6, 2023 reversal was explicitly political-risk calculus (state retaliation threats), not pro-life conviction. Initial pro-fund support is the dispositive position. Unclassified
Feb 23, 2023 Council Chair Gabbard initially SUPPORTED $50,000 city allocation to Tampa Bay Abortion Fund; April 6, 2023 reversal was explicitly political-risk calculus (state retaliation threats), not pro-life conviction. Initial pro-fund support is the dispositive position.
- [2]Attended/participated in June 4, 2026 Pride flag-raising at St Pete City Hall; official D2 Facebook 'Happy Pride St Pete' post; condemned FL anti-DEI law SB 1134 as mayoral candidate. Unclassified
Attended/participated in June 4, 2026 Pride flag-raising at St Pete City Hall; official D2 Facebook 'Happy Pride St Pete' post; condemned FL anti-DEI law SB 1134 as mayoral candidate.
- [3]Attended/participated in June 4, 2026 Pride flag-raising at St Pete City Hall; official D2 Facebook 'Happy Pride St Pete' post; condemned FL anti-DEI law SB 1134 as mayoral candidate.
Attended/participated in June 4, 2026 Pride flag-raising at St Pete City Hall; official D2 Facebook 'Happy Pride St Pete' post; condemned FL anti-DEI law SB 1134 as mayoral candidate.
- [4]Voted YES on $6.5B Rays Stadium / Gas Plant District deal July 18, 2024 (5-3) AND on Dec 5, 2024 bond authorization (long-term city debt for private-team stadium). Also supports general-obligation infrastructure bonds. Unclassified
Voted YES on $6.5B Rays Stadium / Gas Plant District deal July 18, 2024 (5-3) AND on Dec 5, 2024 bond authorization (long-term city debt for private-team stadium). Also supports general-obligation infrastructure bonds.
- [5]Voted YES on $6.5B Rays Stadium / Gas Plant District deal July 18, 2024 (5-3) AND on Dec 5, 2024 bond authorization (long-term city debt for private-team stadium). Also supports general-obligation infrastructure bonds. Unclassified
Voted YES on $6.5B Rays Stadium / Gas Plant District deal July 18, 2024 (5-3) AND on Dec 5, 2024 bond authorization (long-term city debt for private-team stadium). Also supports general-obligation infrastructure bonds.
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