Foster Bill

American Republican politician who served as mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida from 2 January 2010 to 2 January 2014. Before being elected mayor Foster served on the city council and worked as a lawyer. A fourth generation St. Petersburg native, Foster attended Northeast High School, 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. During his first term in office, St. Petersburg welcomed the new Chihuly Collection and a new $36 million Salvador Dalí Museum. For three consecutive years (2010, 2011, and 2012), St. Petersburg was ranked as the No. 1 Arts Destination among mid-sized cities by American Style magazine. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less