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Frank Reddick Chosen As City Council Chairman
On Thursday, members of the Tampa City Council elected a new Chairman for the up- coming year. Veteran Coun- cilman Frank Reddick was chosen to lead the board.
Councilman Reddick
said, “I am honored that my colleagues on Tampa City Council saw fit to elect me as Chairman for 2018 – 2019, during my final term on the Council. I look forward to working with a unified body of colleagues to improve the qual- ity of life in the City of Tampa for the foreseeable future.”
This marks the second time Councilman Reddick will lead the Council for the next calendar year.
In his role as the Chairman, if there is less than 15 months in the term and Mayor Bob Buckhorn resigns, the City Council Chairman will fill the vacancy. Mayor Buckhorn’s term ends in March 2019.
A Tampa native, Council- man Reddick served as In- terim City Council member in
FRANK REDDICK
2006. He was first elected to serve in the District 5 Seat in 2011, and re-elected four years later.
As a result of term limits, he can no longer represent Dis- trict 5, but plans to run for one of the At-Large seats.
Councilman Reddick
graduated from Paine College. He is the President and CEO of the Sickle Cell Association of Hillsborough County and COO of Sickle Cell Disease Associa- tion of Florida.
Lawyer Announces His Candidacy For Public Office
BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor
Norman Harris, a local attorney, has announced his candidacy for public office.
Atty. Harris, owner of Champions For Justice Law, LLC, was in Tallahassee a few weeks ago to file the necessary paperwork to represent the cit- izens of District 61. That seat is currently held by Represen- tative Sean Shaw (Atty.), who has announced his candi- dacy for State Attorney Gen- eral. Pam Bondi currently holds that position, but has term-limited out.
Born in rural Georgia to a hard-working, God-fearing family, Atty. Harris says he learned the value of hard w0rk, responsibility and service. Those are reasons he believes will help him to serve others in the political platform.
“I believe in the American dream, and I am willing to roll up my sleeves, raise my voice, and put thinking into action by
ATTY. NORMAN HARRIS ...Candidate For District 61
advocating for what I believe to be, a beautiful America for all Americans. The best interest of the citizens of District 61, as well as for all of Hillsborough County and the entire State of Florida, must be priority in the Florida Legislature. It is my mission to remind Tallahassee that the people are FIRST!,” he said.
As an attorney, Harris practices criminal and civil law in the state and federal courts
of the State of Florida. He serves as the appointed Assis- tant General Counsel for the Southwestern Jurisdiction of the Church of God in Christ, Florida. He also serves as the Legal and Business Consultant for several church ministries and entertainers in the music industry.
Atty. Harris is musically talented and shares this gift with his brother, Alex The Entertainer, as a guitarist and background vocalist.
He is an educator, writer, public speaker, lecturer, or- dained clergy, appears as a legal commentator on TV net- works, and serves on numer- ous boards.
Atty. Harris holds a Doc- torate in Jurisprudence from Mercer University School of Law, a Master’s of Divinity from Candler School of Theol- ogy (Emory University), and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Eng- lish and Religion fro LaGrange College, where he graduated with honors.
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