Restaurant owner says he's right choice for St. Petersburg mayor

ST. PETERSBURG — As the field of mayoral candidates came into focus in recent months, restaurateur John Warren sized up the group and thought to himself, meh.

The candidates had months of campaigning and fundraising on him, some had been elected to office in St. Petersburg before, some were high-powered corporate types. But with more than 30 years under his belt as a community activist and small business owner in St. Petersburg, Warren felt comfortable he would make the best mayor of the lot.

"I wouldn't have joined the race if I didn't think I was," Warren said.

Warren, a self-made businessman with a background in historic preservation, makes 10 candidates now vying to replace Mayor Rick Baker, who is term-limited.

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[Saved Ad Budget]

Warren doesn't need to buy advertisements for his restaurant for the next two months, because he's getting plenty of exposure from this election, and for free.

[LOL]

Nice work Warren! Good Business! Look at all the free marketing your getting! You da man! I might stop by later for a coldie! I bet next term one of those gay pride dudes will run just for the exposure. Oh great... I hope I didn't just give them the idea.

[C J]

As a life long democrat and a person who worked on the Obama Campaign...AND a person who works for John I am really mad at the PUBLICITY theory. John has specifically told his staff not to answer any questions about his campaign. It was a huge concern that almost made him not run. He is NOT doing this as a publicity stunt. He actually cares about this city and wants to help it. And its really sad that people like "saved ad budget" are so cynical. C J Ash...see I dont post behind fakes names....