John Dingfelder
Served on Tampa City Council from 2003-2010
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“By far the best choice for this citywide seat” Tampa Bay Times – Feb 4, 2019
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John Dingfelder (born 1956 in Tampa, Florida) is a former Davis Island Civic Association President, Little League coach and former public school teacher who was successfully elected to Tampa City Council in 2003. Dingfelder won his first City Council race in 2003, without a runoff in a three-way-race, having only raised $40,171 for his campaign.
Dingfelder won re-election in a hard fought race in 2007 in another three-way-race without a runoff. He was endorsed by more than 20 neighborhood association presidents, the Tampa Tribune, the St Petersburg Times and La Gaceta newspapers. He served on Tampa City Council two terms, during Mayor Pam Iorio’s administration.
Dingfelder has served on various boards, including The Variance Review Board (currently serving as a sub. Served as a regular for several years) The Humane Society, HARTline (transportation), Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), Tampa General Hospital Board and was recently elected as the President of the Rotary Club of Ybor City (2017).
Dingfelder’s community volunteer activities include delivering for Meals on Wheels, Paint Your Heart Out, Habitat for Humanity and is a board member working on the historic preservation of the Timberly Trust.
Dingfelder received his BS in Agriculture from the University of Florida in 1978. He went on to get his M.S. degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute the following year and later his law degree from UF in 1988.
Dingfelder had been practicing law for 30 years. He served the community as an Assistant County Attorney and as an Assistant Public Defender. In private practice he has litigated at Carlton Fields and the Scarritt Law Group. He is married to Lynn Marvin Dingfelder and together they have three children.
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Dingfelder has a record of accomplishment his opponents cannot match, and he knows how to advance his meaningful agenda. His sense of fairness will help ensure that all city neighborhoods receive equal treatment. – Tampa Bay Times