Charlie Gerdes - District 1
Aide:
Kewa Wright
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Terms of Office:
Elected in Nov. 2011, term expires January 2, 2016.
Committee Assignments:
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Budget, Finance and Taxation Committee
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Chair, Co-Sponsored Events Committee
- Community Development Block Grant Committee
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Emergency Medical Systems Ad-hoc Committee
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Housing Services Committee
- Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations (alternate)
- Pinellas Homeless Leadership Council
- Social Services Allocation Committee
Professional:
Partner - Keane, Reese, Vesely & Gerdes, P.A. 2004 - present.
Associate - Keane, Reese & Vesely, P.A. 2003.
Associate - Holland & Knight LLP 2000-2003.
E-Systems Inc. / Raytheon 1978 - 1997.
Community:
Northwest Youth Baseball, Inc. Coach, Manager, Director, Vice President and President. 1989-1997 and 2000-2010.
A Brighter Day of Pinellas County, Director and President. 2003-present.
St. Petersburg Bar Association, Executive Committee. 2009-present.
A Baseball Community: Tropicana Renovation Committee. 2009.
St. Jude Cathedral Parish, Chairman Capital Campaign Committee 2003; Member, Parish Council 2007-2010; Parish Council Chairman 2009-2010; Extraordinary Minister 2008-present.
Education & Awards:
St. Petersburg Catholic High School, Class of 1974.
Florida State University, B.S. Marketing, 1978.
St. Thomas University School of Law, J.D. (High Honors), 1999.
St. Petersburg Bar Association David L. Stout Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year, 2007.
Personal
Charlie has been married to his wife Louanne for 30 years. They have four sons. He has been a parishioner at St. Jude Cathedral since 1964.
District 1 Precincts:
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- 231
- 232
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