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    St. Pete City Council candidate wants your vote, but never voted locally

    By Colleen Wright,

    1 day ago
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    Donald Bowens Jr., a candidate for St. Petersburg City Council District 7, has never voted in a Pinellas County election despite growing up and living in St. Petersburg as an adult. [ Courtesy of Donald Bowens Jr. ]

    Donald Bowens Jr. says his political role models are state Sen. Darryl Rouson, former state Rep. Frank Peterman and current St. Petersburg City Council members Gina Driscoll and Copley Gerdes, to name a few.

    But he’s never voted for any of them because Bowens, 36, has never voted in Pinellas County, despite growing up here and living here for years.

    Bowens is a first-time candidate running to represent where he grew up, District 7, on the St.

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