About Richie

Council Member. Teacher. Engineer. Fighting for working people.

Richie Floyd is the City Council Member for St. Petersburg, FL District 8. Elected in 2021, Richie ran a grassroots campaign concentrated on community organizing and small dollar donations from everyday people (Not Corporations!). Richie is a Florida native and and previously worked as a Science Teacher and Electrical Engineer. He lives in the Central Oak Park neighborhood with his wife, Miranda.

Before being elected, Richie worked on political campaigns for working class issues like the fight for $15, labor rights, voting rights, and more. Now he fights for these issues from City Hall!