Bill Foster (mayor)

For the mayor of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, see Bill I. Foster.
Bill Foster
Mayor of St. Petersburg
In office
January 2, 2010 – January 2, 2014
Preceded byRick Baker
Succeeded byRick Kriseman
Personal details
Born
David William Foster[1]

(1963-03-31) March 31, 1963 (age 61)
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseWendy Holt
EducationSamford University (BA, JD)

David William Foster (born March 31, 1963) is an American attorney and former mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida. He was elected in 2009.[2] Before being elected mayor Foster served on the city council and worked as a lawyer.[3]

A fourth generation St. Petersburg native, Foster attended Northeast High School,[4] Samford University and the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. As mayor, Foster advocated for replacing the St. Petersburg Pier with a new structure. Foster ran for re-election in 2013, but lost to Democrat Rick Kriseman.[5]

  1. ^ "Lawyer Directory – the Florida Bar".
  2. ^ Silva, Cristina; Sharockman, Aaron (November 3, 2009). "Bill Foster elected St. Petersburg's next mayor". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  3. ^ "Bill Foster, candidate for mayor of St. Petersburg". Bay News 9. September 24, 2013. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  4. ^ Puente, Mark (December 16, 2013). "Outgoing St. Pete Mayor Bill Foster accepts job at Vero Beach law firm". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  5. ^ Puente, Mark; Cox, John Woodrow (November 5, 2013). "Rick Kriseman tops Bill Foster in St. Petersburg mayor's race". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2016-04-16.