Kathleen Ford to Run for St. Pete Mayor

Former city council member and local attorney Kathleen Ford announced Monday that she will run to be St. Petersburg's next mayor. 

A campaign website, kathleenford.com, has launched.

"My campaign to be elected the next mayor of St. Petersburg begins today," Ford wrote on the website.

Ford made a formal announcement at noon Monday at Demens Landing. 

In recent months Ford has gained a following by taking on the city while representing VoteOneThePier in court. 

Ford, on behalf of citizens who signed a petition to save the St. Petersburg Pier, filed suit against the city in August 2012. 

After a lengthy process of mediations, extensions and court hearings, Circuit Judge Jack Day sided with the city and against Ford two weeks ago. 

This mayoral run will not be Ford's first. She unsuccessfully ran in 2009 and in 2001. 

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