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City of St. Petersburg
Richie Floyd
City Council, District 8, City of St. Petersburg, Florida (first elected Nov 2021 over Jeff Danner; sworn in Jan 2022; serving as 2026 Council Vice-Chair; re-elected unopposed Nov 2025; current term to Jan 2030; press has described him as Florida's 'first open socialist elected in over a century')
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National Rank
#8,200 of 8,966 · bottom 8.5% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Background: Richie Floyd (b. ~1991) — Fort Walton Beach, FL native. BS University of West Florida (2014); graduate degree University of York (UK, 2018). Career: systems engineer at Honeywell Aerospace; Pinellas County Schools science teacher. Democratic Socialists of America-endorsed; Pinellas County Democratic Party endorsed; SEIU FL endorsed. First elected Nov 2021 in narrow win over Jeff Danner; sworn in as 2026 Council Vice-Chair alongside Chair Hanewicz; re-elected unopposed Nov 2025 to a four-year term to 2030. Press calls him St. Pete's youngest councilmember and Florida's 'first open socialist elected in a century.'
[2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement] Web-verified sitting District 8 Councilmember and 2026 Vice-Chair (stpete.org + Florida Politics gavel coverage + Tampa Bay Times unopposed-re-election report). Sweep of stpete.org, richiefloyd.com, Florida Politics, Ballotpedia, St. Pete Catalyst, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay (cltampa), Watermark, WUSF, Fox 13, WTSP, Axios Tampa Bay, San Pedro Gazette, Protean Mag, SEIU FL. HARD evidence — 0 TRUE / 6 FALSE / 24 NULL after exhaustive sweep. FALSE: sanctity_of_life.0 — Floyd introduced + voted YES on $50K of city general fund money to the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund (lost 6-2; Floyd + Figgs-Sanders in favor) AND authored St. Pete's reproductive-rights resolution opposing criminalization of abortion (CL Tampa, Fox 13, WUSF). biblical_marriage.4 — voted with Oct 9, 2025 majority to advance Driscoll's Harmony + History flag proposal and publicly praised it as 'a creative idea that continues to push forward representation for LGBTQ and African American communities' (WUSF, WTSP). economic_stewardship.2 — voted AYE on FY2025-26 budget at 6.4525 millage (above rollback); publicly opposes property-tax cuts as benefiting wealth, calls property tax 'a wealth tax,' and campaigns for replacing private Duke Energy with municipal utility (St. Pete Catalyst, St. Pete Standard). public_justice.0 — championed alternative-response CAL (Community Assistance Liaison) social-worker program as an activist before election; framed armed-police response as escalating; affirmative anti-LE-advocacy posture (Florida Politics, CL Tampa). public_justice.3 — frames non-violent 911 calls (mental-health, addiction, homelessness) as public-health / social-work matters appropriately routed away from armed police response; embraces the public-health intervention model (CL Tampa). border_immigration.2 — on record to Axios Tampa Bay: 'Abolish ICE, end 287(g)' and 'If there is a legal path to ending it then I 100% support it'; called federal immigration agents 'jack-booted thugs'; active opposition to SPPD's 287(g) partnership (Axios, San Pedro Gazette, CL Tampa). NULL HOLDS (downgraded per skill): christian_liberty.0 NULL — no Christian profession; absence is NULL not FALSE. refuse_state_overreach NULL — his fights against state preemption on DEI / Pride / tenant ordinance (HB 1417) are directionally LEFTWARD and not conservative-rubric coded; honest hold. All remaining cells NULL — no cited evidence on sanctity_of_life q1-4, biblical_marriage q0-3, family/schools, christian_liberty q1-4, economic_stewardship q0/1/3/4, election_integrity (any), public_justice q1/2/4, border_immigration q0/1/3/4, self_defense (any).
Category Breakdown
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'
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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
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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)
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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
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Candidate (school board) requires parental notification before any gender/sexuality counseling of minors; (mayor/council) opposes city programs facilitating minor medical procedures without parents
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Candidate (school board) has voted to remove CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology materials from district curriculum and library shelves
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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)
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Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
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Candidate (city/county/school board) opposes mandatory pronoun policies for staff + employees + students
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Candidate (mayor/council) supports city/county Christian displays (Ten Commandments, Nativity scenes), invocation prayer at meetings, Sunday-closure where chosen by community
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Candidate opposes city-funded non-Christian religious displays/programming (Ramadan illumination, etc.) at city facilities
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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
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Candidate (city clerk/election official) enforces state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at local precincts
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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')
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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
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Candidate (city/county) has voted against local sanctuary-city ordinances + supports city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
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
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Candidate (city/council) opposes local-ordinance red-flag/magazine/AWB analogs + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
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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
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
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Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
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Official has asserted local control against unconstitutional state mandates
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Official has declined state strings that compel ungodly or unconstitutional local policy
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Official has protected local citizens from state overreach (lockdowns, mandates, ESG)
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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]Floyd introduced and voted YES on $50K of city general-fund money to the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund (lost 6-2; only Floyd + Figgs-Sanders in favor) AND authored St. Pete's reproductive-rights resolution opposing criminalization of abortion — affirmative pro-abortion-funding posture Unclassified
Floyd introduced and voted YES on $50K of city general-fund money to the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund (lost 6-2; only Floyd + Figgs-Sanders in favor) AND authored St. Pete's reproductive-rights resolution opposing criminalization of abortion — affirmative pro-abortion-funding posture
- [2]Floyd introduced and voted YES on $50K of city general-fund money to the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund (lost 6-2; only Floyd + Figgs-Sanders in favor) AND authored St. Pete's reproductive-rights resolution opposing criminalization of abortion — affirmative pro-abortion-funding posture Unclassified
Floyd introduced and voted YES on $50K of city general-fund money to the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund (lost 6-2; only Floyd + Figgs-Sanders in favor) AND authored St. Pete's reproductive-rights resolution opposing criminalization of abortion — affirmative pro-abortion-funding posture
- [3]Floyd introduced and voted YES on $50K of city general-fund money to the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund (lost 6-2; only Floyd + Figgs-Sanders in favor) AND authored St. Pete's reproductive-rights resolution opposing criminalization of abortion — affirmative pro-abortion-funding posture Unclassified
Floyd introduced and voted YES on $50K of city general-fund money to the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund (lost 6-2; only Floyd + Figgs-Sanders in favor) AND authored St. Pete's reproductive-rights resolution opposing criminalization of abortion — affirmative pro-abortion-funding posture
- [4]Voted with Oct 9, 2025 majority (Driscoll + Givens + Figgs-Sanders + Gerdes + Hanewicz + Floyd) to advance the Harmony (Pride colors) + History flag proposal; publicly praised it as 'a creative idea that continues to push forward representation for LGBTQ and African American communities' Unclassified
Voted with Oct 9, 2025 majority (Driscoll + Givens + Figgs-Sanders + Gerdes + Hanewicz + Floyd) to advance the Harmony (Pride colors) + History flag proposal; publicly praised it as 'a creative idea that continues to push forward representation for LGBTQ and African American communities'
- [5]Voted with Oct 9, 2025 majority (Driscoll + Givens + Figgs-Sanders + Gerdes + Hanewicz + Floyd) to advance the Harmony (Pride colors) + History flag proposal; publicly praised it as 'a creative idea that continues to push forward representation for LGBTQ and African American communities' Unclassified
Voted with Oct 9, 2025 majority (Driscoll + Givens + Figgs-Sanders + Gerdes + Hanewicz + Floyd) to advance the Harmony (Pride colors) + History flag proposal; publicly praised it as 'a creative idea that continues to push forward representation for LGBTQ and African American communities'
- [6]Publicly opposes property-tax cuts/elimination as benefiting wealth, calls property tax 'a wealth tax,' and campaigns for replacing private Duke Energy with municipal utility; advocates expanded public spending ($50K abortion fund, social housing); voted AYE on the FY26 above-rollback budget; no restraint posture Unclassified
Publicly opposes property-tax cuts/elimination as benefiting wealth, calls property tax 'a wealth tax,' and campaigns for replacing private Duke Energy with municipal utility; advocates expanded public spending ($50K abortion fund, social housing); voted AYE on the FY26 above-rollback budget; no restraint posture
- [7]Publicly opposes property-tax cuts/elimination as benefiting wealth, calls property tax 'a wealth tax,' and campaigns for replacing private Duke Energy with municipal utility; advocates expanded public spending ($50K abortion fund, social housing); voted AYE on the FY26 above-rollback budget; no restraint posture Unclassified
Publicly opposes property-tax cuts/elimination as benefiting wealth, calls property tax 'a wealth tax,' and campaigns for replacing private Duke Energy with municipal utility; advocates expanded public spending ($50K abortion fund, social housing); voted AYE on the FY26 above-rollback budget; no restraint posture
- [8]On record to Axios Tampa Bay: 'Abolish ICE, end 287(g)' and 'If there is a legal path to ending it then I 100% support it'; called federal immigration agents 'jack-booted thugs' — active opposition to SPPD's 287(g) ICE partnership Center
On record to Axios Tampa Bay: 'Abolish ICE, end 287(g)' and 'If there is a legal path to ending it then I 100% support it'; called federal immigration agents 'jack-booted thugs' — active opposition to SPPD's 287(g) ICE partnership
- [9]On record to Axios Tampa Bay: 'Abolish ICE, end 287(g)' and 'If there is a legal path to ending it then I 100% support it'; called federal immigration agents 'jack-booted thugs' — active opposition to SPPD's 287(g) ICE partnership Unclassified
On record to Axios Tampa Bay: 'Abolish ICE, end 287(g)' and 'If there is a legal path to ending it then I 100% support it'; called federal immigration agents 'jack-booted thugs' — active opposition to SPPD's 287(g) ICE partnership
- [10]On record to Axios Tampa Bay: 'Abolish ICE, end 287(g)' and 'If there is a legal path to ending it then I 100% support it'; called federal immigration agents 'jack-booted thugs' — active opposition to SPPD's 287(g) ICE partnership Unclassified
On record to Axios Tampa Bay: 'Abolish ICE, end 287(g)' and 'If there is a legal path to ending it then I 100% support it'; called federal immigration agents 'jack-booted thugs' — active opposition to SPPD's 287(g) ICE partnership
- [11]Championed alternative-response CAL (Community Assistance Liaison) social-worker program as activist before election; criticized armed-police response as escalating — affirmative anti-pro-LE posture Center
Championed alternative-response CAL (Community Assistance Liaison) social-worker program as activist before election; criticized armed-police response as escalating — affirmative anti-pro-LE posture
- [12]Championed alternative-response CAL (Community Assistance Liaison) social-worker program as activist before election; criticized armed-police response as escalating — affirmative anti-pro-LE posture Unclassified
Championed alternative-response CAL (Community Assistance Liaison) social-worker program as activist before election; criticized armed-police response as escalating — affirmative anti-pro-LE posture
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