Commissioner Pat Kemp has over three decades of public service in Hillsborough County. 
 

As Hillsborough County Commissioner, Pat Kemp:

• Championed the preservation of the Upper Tampa Bay Trail and county conservation lands

• Increased funding by hundreds of millions for schools and transportation without raising taxes through developer fees

• Funded millions for solar panels on public libraries throughout Tampa and Hillsborough County

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Pat brings a record of working hard for Floridians and our rights:

• Representing 1.5 million citizens as countywide Hillsborough County Commissioner since 2016

• Served as chief aide to Congresswoman Kathy Castor when Castor was a Hillsborough County Commissioner

• Served as chief legislative aide to Florida State Rep. Sara Romeo

• Provided civil legal services for low-income clients at Bay Area Legal Services

• Brought public interest issues to light as WUSF public radio news director and a radio talk show host at WUSF and WMNF community radio
   

Pat has volunteered for many community projects and organizations. Here are just a few:

• Environmental champion in Sierra Club of Tampa Bay 

• Former board chair of the nonprofit, Tampa Crossroads, which provided counseling, treatment, housing, and other services to veterans, the disabled, and others in need of assistance

• Co-founder of the Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association