Fran Tate for Tampa City Council District 5
Servant leader. Community Advocate. Fresh Voice!
"I am ready to keep fighting for East Tampa and all of District 5."
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