St. Petersburg Mayoral Election
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AUG 19, 2026
General Election
Voters choose the office holder.
Overview
Current roleCity council member (St. Petersburg, Florida)
PartyDemocratic
GenderFemale
LocationFlorida
BackgroundCity council member (St. Petersburg, Florida)
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Notable personal detailsBrandi Gabbard is a St. Petersburg, Florida city council member and a candidate for Mayor of St. Petersburg in 2026. She has worked in the real estate industry as a broker-associate with Smith & Associates Real Estate. Gabbard has also held leadership roles within REALTOR organizations, including chairing the National Association of REALTORS®’ Insurance Committee, and has advocated on flood-risk mitigation and insurance issues.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports small-business-friendly policies, reducing regulatory burdens and streamlining city services while advocating public-private partnerships and community reinvestment; emphasizes fiscal stewardship on large land deals and policies to keep costs down for residents. No clear, direct statement about municipal or broader tax increases or cuts was found in the cited campaign materials and news coverage.
Healthcare
The candidate emphasizes addressing social determinants of health at the city level—particularly food security—by treating food access as essential infrastructure and expanding urban agriculture, and links improved food access to lower healthcare costs. She frames affordability and neighborhood health as priorities but does not state positions on federal health policy (e.g., Medicare, ACA, public option) in the cited materials.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Brandi Gabbard has supported city actions and funding to protect reproductive healthcare privacy and access, and has expressed support for providing economic assistance to the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund. In city committee discussions she asked to broaden protections for privacy in reproductive healthcare and indicated support for funding and broader women’s healthcare initiatives.
Climate & Energy
Supports climate resilience and sustainable development, cites climate vulnerability and affordability impacts from extreme weather and high energy costs, and has pushed for community-led planning around redevelopment of a former gas plant site. Emphasizes clean energy/energy-burden solutions and proactive resilience planning rather than explicit calls to immediately phase out fossil fuels or endorse Green New Deal–style national mandates.
Public Safety & Guns
Prioritizes strengthening public safety by supporting first responders, increasing personnel, equipment, training, and retention, and expanding alternatives that divert non-criminal mental‑health and poverty‑related calls to specialists. Advocates a balanced response model that keeps sworn officers focused on serious crime while using specialized programs for other calls. No explicit positions on firearm-specific policies (e.g., background checks, red flag laws, assault weapon bans) were found in the reviewed campaign and news materials.
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