Nothing is more important to me than ensuring that St Pete residents have the things they need to live a good life. We will work to ensure things like housing, utilities, recreation, and jobs are provided with human need in mind, and not corporate profits!
-Richie Floyd, St. Pete City Council Member, District 8
Council Member. Teacher. Engineer. Fighting for working people.
Richie is a Florida native and previously worked as an Electrical Engineer and a Pinellas County Schools Science Teacher. He lives in the Central Oak Park neighborhood with his wife, Miranda. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends, fishing, gardening, and participating in community organizing.
Richie moved to St Petersburg after college and he immediately fell in love with the city and became civically engaged, participating in neighborhood groups and 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!Â