Tampa Mayor Sandy Freedman Administration 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, Kathy A. Betancourt
Bobby Bowden, Bobby L. Bowden
Bob Buckhorn, Bob Buckhorn
Sherry Crawford, Debbie Rotolo, Marion Sell, Sherry Crawford, Debbie Rotolo, and Marion Sell
John Dunn, John Dunn
Sandy Freedman, Sandy Freedman
Margarita Gonzalez, Margarita Gonzalez
Tom Gonzalez, Tom Gonzalez
Gina Grimes, Gina Grimes
Bob Harrell, Bob Harrell
Ron Ibarra, Ron Ibarra
Steve LaBour, Steve LaBour
Sarah Lang, Sarah Lang
Sonny Oppenheim, Sonny Oppenheim
Scott Paine, Scott Paine
George Pennington, George H. Pennington
Lou Prida, Lou Prida
Mike Salmon, Mike Salmon
Bob Seth, Bob Seth
Rick Smith, Rick A. Smith
Susan Swift, Susan Swift
Roger Wehling, Roger Wehling