MEET FRAN

I’m Fran Tate, and I’m running a grassroots campaign for City Council District 5. I bring 34 years of dedicated community service, including 20 years serving East Tampa. For the past four years, I’ve served on the East Tampa CRA Community Advisory Committee, where I was elected Chairwoman in 2021-2022 and recognized by Congresswoman Kathy Castor for my leadership. 

I know how to plan, adjust, and pass budgets—under my leadership, we approved a nearly $13 million budget for projects that put our community first.

We increased new homeownership with down-payment assistance, secured land for future housing, funded critical infrastructure and renovations, and invested in youth leadership programs. I appointed subject matter experts to lead eight standing subcommittees—beautification, economic development, health and education, housing, land use, planning, and public safety—because I believe real progress demands real expertise. 

I’m ready to keep fighting for East Tampa and all of District.

Notables:

• President of the Jackson Heights Neighborhood Association & Safety Watch
• Silver Lifetime member of the Hillsborough NAACP
• East Tampa CRA Community Advisory Committee Member, Former Chair 2021-2022 and Current Committee member
• East Tampa Partnership, President
• Retired - Current Occupation
• Board Certified Medical Coder, 1998-2023 - Former Occupation
• Board Certified Medical Laboratory Technologist 1982-1998 - Career Occupation
• 31 Year Employee Service Award Recipient - Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
• Employee Award of Excellence Recognition recipient
• Certified Emergency Response Team member 
• Certified STOP THE BLEED Team member
• Citizen’s Police Academy Graduate
• 2019 PATRICIA SPENCER AWARD recipient for Distinguished Community Services
• 2019 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BRANCH NAACP ELLA BAKER UNSUNG HERO AWARD recipient for Outstanding Community Organizational Skills
• 2019 Hillsborough County Outstanding Neighborhood Improvement Award
• 2019, 2021 City of Tampa TPD District III Outstanding Neighborhood Crime Watch Group
• 2015 David West Activist Award Recipient
• 2015, 2021 Outstanding Neighborhood Watch Group     

Memberships

• American Society of Clinical Pathologist
• American Health Information Management Association
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Hillsborough County Branch
• Florida Redevelopment Association
• Speak Out Moffitt Advocate Committee Member
• Democratic Black Caucus Member
• MOMS Demand Action
• Emily’s List Member
• Ruth’s List Member
• Hillsborough Democratic Women' s Club Member