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Story summary
- Charlie Crist filed paperwork on Monday to run for mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, entering with over $1.1 million cash, outpacing Welch.
- Welch began April with under $193,000 on hand, raised under $220,000 in the first quarter of 2026, and trailed Crist in a late-March poll showing 23 % to Welch’s 19 % with 42 % undecided.
- Crist said affordability is his top issue, criticized Welch’s communication and cancelled downtown Moffitt Cancer Center deal.
