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From 2001 to 2010, Rick Baker served as mayor of St. Petersburg. In 2017, Baker announced he would run for a third term

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True

The city transferred funds in May

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While Mayor Rick Kriseman said he would dip into reserves this year because of Hurricane Irma, he "went into the emergency reserves before Irma ever hit."

— PolitiFact Florida on Friday, September 29th, 2017

False

Not over budget

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Says Rick Kriseman is $35 million over budget on St. Petersburg’s new police station.

— PolitiFact Florida on Friday, August 25th, 2017

Half-True

Competition was not stiff

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Says he "made St. Petersburg the state's best maintained large sewer system in 2007."

— PolitiFact Florida on Friday, August 18th, 2017

Mostly True

It takes a village

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"We went from zero A elementary schools when I took office to 16 when I left, and our total A and B schools went up by 260 percent."

— PolitiFact Florida on Friday, July 21st, 2017

Mostly False

Data is shaky

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"Midtown crime is up by 30 percent the last quarter."

— PolitiFact Florida on Tuesday, July 11th, 2017

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Fact-checking the St. Petersburg mayoral debate between Rick Baker, Rick Kriseman

Mayor Rick Kriseman and former Mayor Rick Baker squared off on the city's sewage crisis and more July 25 in a televised debate.