Bill_Foster_(mayor)
Bill Foster (mayor)
American politician
David William Foster (born March 31, 1963) is an American attorney and former mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida. He was elected in 2009.[2] Before being elected mayor Foster served on the city council and worked as a lawyer.[3]
A fourth generation St. Petersburg native, Foster attended Northeast High School,[4] Samford University and the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. As mayor, Foster advocated for replacing the St. Petersburg Pier with a new structure. Foster ran for re-election in 2013, but lost to Democrat Rick Kriseman.[5]