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Meet the candidate

Unlike the other major candidates who have extensive City Council experience, Wagman, a 25-year resident of St. Petersburg, is a stranger to most voters. But he also happens to be a millionaire capable of spending loads of money to become better known, has by far the most executive experience, and is supremely, maybe naively, confident. ... Read more

Video: Interview with Scott Wagman
May 24 St. Petersburg mayor candidate Wagman says he'd fire police chief Harmon
July 18: Mayoral candidate Scott Wagman may have violated state election laws

Campaign Web site: Scott Wagman for Mayor of St. Petersburg
On Facebook: Scott Wagman's profile
Candidate page
On Twitter: @Scott_Wagman

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Campaign finances

Through March, Wagman has raised more money in St. Petersburg than any other candidate.

Contribution totals in the first quarter*
Total raised $53,988 (100.0%)
Raised in St. Pete $41,032 (76.0%)
Raised in Florida $10,406 (19.3%)
Raised in other states $2,550 (4.7%)

How Wagman compares to other candidates*
Raised by everyone $233,089 (100.0%)
Wagman's portion $53,988 (23.2%)

*Totals do not include candidates' loans or donations to their own campaign.

Source: Download Wagman's first-quarter 2009 finance reports

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What they're saying

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What you're saying

The Timessurveyed 600 registered St. Petersburg voters between June 11-16.

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July 5 Poll: How are the St. Petersburg Police doing?
July 5 Mayor Rick Baker's silent role in the St. Petersburg mayor's race

Who's raising money

More than $250,000 has been raised by candidates so far, setting the stage to make this the most expensive mayoral race in city history. See where the money's coming from.

Aug. 1: St. Petersburg mayoral candidate Scott Wagman sets fund record
July 11: First-time candidates lead St. Petersburg mayoral pack in fundraising
July 8: Wealth may give Scott Wagman a huge advantage
April 11: Deveron Gibbons pulls ahead
April 28: Contributions pour in from outside the city
Source: Mayoral campaign treasurer's reports

More coverage from the St. Petersburg Times and tampabay.com:

Aug. 3: St. Petersburg mayor's race revives community policing debate
Aug. 2: Wagman says Go Davis might have to go; other candidate views
July 20 live chat: Jungle Terrace candidate forum
July 19: Candidates talk about how they'd change city budget priorities
July 1: St. Petersburg's gay community seeks to become key voting bloc
June 30 live chat: Progressive community groups
June 29: Ten mayoral candidates qualify for Sept. 1 primary
June 25: Poll shows St. Petersburg mayoral race a tossup among the 11 candidates, so far
June 22 live chat: St. Pete Pride forum | Story
June 16 live chat: Suncoast Tiger Bay forum | Story
June 14: Deveron Gibbons, Bill Foster battle for loyalties in south St. Petersburg
May 29: St. Petersburg mayoral forum focuses on black issues
May 20: In St. Petersburg, pre-primary campaigning by city employees sparks debate
Columnist Howard Troxler: June 17 St. Petersburg mayoral debate: Winners, losers, yawners, also-rans
Political editor Adam C. Smith No easy calls this year on mayor's race
Police Chief Chuck Harmon's job security hangs on next mayor
Coming Aug. 19: A Conversation with the Candidates, live on TV from the Palladium
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