Tampa Mayor Sandy Freedman Administration's Oral History Project
Sandy Freedman served on the Tampa City Council from 1974 until Mayor Bob Martinez's resignation in July 1986 to campaign successfully for governor of Florida. As Council Chair, Ms. Freedman took the oath of office on July 16, 1986, and thus became Tampa's first female mayor. Tampa citizens elected her to two additional terms in office (1987-1995). Through the efforts of University of Tampa political science professor Robert Kerstein, the Sandy Freedman Administration Oral History Project gives voice to issues, trends and development of Tampa.
For information about the "1987 College Hill Riot," which took place during the Freedman Administration, please see July 2009 interview with Otis R. Anthony in the Otis R. Anthony African Americans in Florida Oral History Project.
Submissions from 2007
Kathy Betancourt Oral History Interview, Kathy A. Betancourt
Bobby Bowden Oral History Interview, Bobby L. Bowden
Bob Buckhorn Oral History Interview, Bob Buckhorn
Sherry Crawford, Debbie Rotolo, and Marion Sell Oral History Interview, Sherry Crawford, Debbie Rotolo, and Marion Sell
John Dunn Oral History Interview, John Dunn
Sandy Freedman Oral History Interview, Sandy Freedman
Margarita Gonzalez Oral History Interview, Margarita Gonzalez
Tom Gonzalez Oral History Interview, Tom Gonzalez
Gina Grimes Oral History Interview, Gina Grimes
Bob Harrell Oral History Interview, Bob Harrell
Ron Ibarra Oral History Interview, Ron Ibarra
Steve LaBour Oral History Interview, Steve LaBour
Sarah Lang Oral History Interview, Sarah Lang
Sonny Oppenheim, Sonny Oppenheim
Scott Paine Oral History Interview, Scott Paine
George Pennington Oral History Interview, George H. Pennington
Lou Prida Oral History Interview, Lou Prida
Mike Salmon Oral History Interview, Mike Salmon
Bob Seth Oral History Interview, Bob Seth
Rick Smith Oral History Interview, Rick A. Smith
Susan Swift Oral History Interview, Susan Swift
Roger Wehling Oral History Interview, Roger Wehling
