Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and City Council take oaths of office

Castor was sworn in for a second term as Tampa’s mayor during a ceremony at Armature Works.
Mayor Jane Castor is applauded by her family at the conclusion of the Oath of Office Ceremony where she was sworn in for a second term alongside members of the City Council, Monday, May 1, 2023 in Tampa. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ]
 
Castor was sworn in for a second term as Tampa’s mayor during a ceremony at Armature Works.
Published May 1, 2023|Updated May 1, 2023

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and Tampa City Council members took their oaths of office Monday.

Council members are District 1, Alan Clendenin; District 2, Guido Maniscalco; District 3, Lynn Hurtak; District 4, Bill Carlson; District 5, Gwendolyn Henderson; District 6, Charlie Miranda and District 7, Luis Viera.

In remarks afterward, Castor, in the first speech of her second term, said, “The next four years will be about not only investing in the physical infrastructure — like roads, pipes, and housing that keep us resilient as a city — but investing in the infrastructure of people. Like the arts, parks and places that will continue to make Tampa thrive as a community,” according to a written news release from the city.

A joint honor guard from the Tampa Police Department and Tampa Fire Rescue presents the colors during an oath of office ceremony for Mayor Jane Castor and members of the City Council on Monday at Armature Works in Tampa. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ]
Suspended Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren attends an oath of office ceremony for Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and members of the City Council, Monday at Armature Works in Tampa. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ]
The Academy Prep Center of Tampa choir performs “I Can See Clearly Now” as Mayor Jane Castor and her family take the stage during an oath of office ceremony for Castor and members of the City Council on Monday at Armature Works in Tampa. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ]
Mayor Jane Castor, left, and her partner, Ana Cruz, clap for the Academy Prep Center of Tampa choir during an oath of office ceremony for Castor and members of the City Council on Monday at Armature Works in Tampa. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ]
Poet Laureate Gianna Russo is pictured during an oath of office ceremony for Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and members of the City Council on Monday at Armature Works in Tampa. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ]
Students of Potter, B.T. Washington and Broward elementary schools lead attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance during an oath of office ceremony for Mayor Jane Castor and members of the City Council on Monday at Armature Works in Tampa. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ]
Mayor Jane Castor stands for the Pledge of Allegiance during an oath of office ceremony for Castor and members of the City Council on Monday at Armature Works in Tampa. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ]
Sonya Bryson Kirksey sings the national anthem during an oath of office ceremony for Mayor Jane Castor and members of the City Council on Monday at Armature Works in Tampa. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ]
Council members Charlie Miranda, left, and Gwendolyn Henderson, center right, are pictured during the swearing-in portion of an oath of office ceremony for Mayor Jane Castor and members of the City Council on Monday at Armature Works in Tampa. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ]
Council member Luis Viera is introduced during an oath of office ceremony for Mayor Jane Castor and members of the City Council on Monday at Armature Works in Tampa. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ]
City Council members and their guests are presented on the stage for the swearing-in during an oath of office ceremony for Mayor Jane Castor and members of the City Council on Monday at Armature Works in Tampa. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ]
Mayor Jane Castor is sworn in for a second term, alongside her family, during an oath of office ceremony for Castor and members of the City Council on Monday at Armature Works in Tampa. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ]
Mayor Jane Castor kisses her partner, Ana Cruz, after being sworn in for a second term during an oath of office ceremony for Castor and members of the City Council on Monday at Armature Works in Tampa. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ]