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Jane Castor (born December 7, 1960) is an American politician and former police chief serving as the 59th mayor of Tampa, Florida. She was the first woman and first openly gay person to serve as Chief of Police of the Tampa Police Department from 2009 to 2015 and the first openly gay person to be elected Mayor of Tampa .
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May 2, 2024 · Born and raised in Tampa, Jane has spent a lifetime in service to the community, first as a police officer, then as Tampa’s first female Chief of Police, and finally as the city’s 59th Mayor. She graduated from Chamberlain High School and attended the University of Tampa on an athletic scholarship.
Jun 14, 2021 · Bay News 9's Rick Elmhorst and Tampa Mayor Jane Castor talk sports, police reform and her experience as the first female, openly gay police chief. Jane Castor reflects on her years...
Apr 24, 2019 · Jane Castor made history Tuesday, becoming the first openly LGBTQ mayor elected to lead Tampa, Florida. Castor, the city's former chief of police, swept her opponent, retired banker David Straz, with 73% of the approximately 53,000 votes cast, according to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections' unofficial results.
Oct 28, 2019 · Jane Castor worked her way up through the ranks of her hometown police department before retiring at the top, making history as Tampa’s first female police chief. During her tenure as chief, Castor oversaw security for the 2012 Republican National Convention and the Super Bowl
Jane Castor is an American politician and former police chief serving as the 59th mayor of Tampa, Florida.
Nov 28, 2022 · On Monday, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor made it official, filing for reelection for mayor at the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office. Castor, a Democrat, told the Tampa Bay Times...
