General Election, Nov 3, 2026
Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, District 6
2 candidates are on the ballot.
What this office does
Duties under Florida law
… (e) COMMISSIONERS. Except when otherwise provided by county charter, the governing body of each county shall be a board of county commissioners composed of five or seven members serving staggered terms of four years. …
(1) The legislative and governing body of a county shall have the power to carry on county government. To the extent not inconsistent with general or special law, this power includes, but is not restricted to, the power to: (a) Adopt its own rules of procedure, select its officers, and set the time and place of its official meetings. (b) Provide for the prosecution and defense of legal causes in behalf of the county or state and retain counsel and set their compensation. (c) Provide and maintain county buildings. …
Listed alphabetically; the order on your ballot may differ.
Money raised
Monetary receipts reported to the filing officer this cycle, including any loans. In-kind gifts are listed separately. See Who gave for the breakdown.
Source: Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
Source: Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
Money from inside Pinellas County
Share of itemized contributions from addresses with a Pinellas County ZIP code.
Who gave
- Individuals23%
- Businesses3%
- Electioneering communications orgs3%
- Loans from others67%
- Other5%
- Individuals43%
- Businesses40%
- Political committees (PACs)10%
- Other6%
Largest contributors
Names and cities as reported on campaign finance reports.
- Warren Patitz (Greensburg)$450
- Guy Hancock (Clearwater)$300
- Greater Pinellas Democratic Cl (St Petersburg)$300
- Lauren Penny (St Petersbug)$300
- MUGS Event Center (Clearwater)$268
- Pinellas Co. Republican Party (St. Petersburg)$10,000
- Ward Friszolowski (St. Pete Beach)$2,000
- Nicklaus of Florida, Inc. (St. Petersburg)$2,000
- Myers Consulting Group, LLC (St. Petersburg)$2,000
- Jim Shatz (Gulfport)$2,000
Record in office
From recorded votes and meeting attendance collected for the bodies this person serves on.
No record in a tracked office
- 549 recorded votes
- With the final outcome 100% of the time
- Attended 81% of recorded meetings
- 223 motions made
What they bring forward
Most frequent policy areas in the bills they introduced and motions they made.
No bills or motions on file
- Fiscal Policy - Budget Allocation
- Government Operations - Contracts & Procurement