Florida Democratic Party Chairman Smith Congratulates Tampa Mayor-elect Buckhorn

NEWS FROM THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY
For Immediate Release: March 22, 2011 Contact: Eric Jotkoff, (850) 222-3411
Florida Democratic Party Chairman Smith Congratulates Tampa Mayor-elect Buckhorn
Florida Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith released the following statement congratulating Tampa Mayor-elect Bob Buckhorn tonight. The Tampa Mayor’s race was labeled, “America’s most important mayor’s race” by the St. Petersburg Times and Politico’s Morning Score today called the race, “The most important election you’re not paying attention to.” Chairman Smith said:
“Over the course of the campaign, Bob Buckhorn showed he was the candidate with a vision for Tampa’s future, the leader to build upon everything Mayor Pam Iorio’s has done for the city, and the strong Democrat who will fight to bring jobs to the community. I congratulate Mayor-elect Buckhorn on his election and look forward to working with him in the future.”
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