Ken Welch

Kenneth T. Welch is an American politician from the state of Florida. A member of the Democratic Party, Welch served on the county commission of Pinellas County, Florida. Welch has declared his intention to run for Mayor of St. Petersburg in 2021.

Welch was elected to the Pinellas County Commission in 2000. Welch retired from the Commission in 2020, succeeded by progressive Rene Flowers. He works as an assistant vice president at St. Petersburg College.

His father, David, is a former member of the St. Petersburg, Florida City Council. David founded an accounting company, where Ken worked.[1][2]

Early Life and Education

Welch was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. Growing up, Welch attended a variety of local schools, but he later graduated from Lakewood Senior High School. From the University of South Florida, where he studied accounting, he received his Bachelors degree. He received his MBA from Florida A&M University.[3]

Current Boards and Committees
  • Creative Pinellas
  • Florida Association of Counties Board of Directors
  • Florida Association of Counties Federal Policy Committee
  • Florida Association of Counties Finance & Audit Committee
  • Florida Local Government Investment Trust Trustee Board
  • Forward Pinellas (Pinellas Planning Council/Metropolitan Planning Organization)
  • Pinellas Business Technology Services (BTS) Board (Past Chair & Vice Chair)
  • Pinellas County Complete Count Census Committee (Chair)
  • Pinellas County Health and Human Services Coordinating Council [4]

Prior Boards and Committees
  • Advisory Committee for Pinellas Transportation
  • Florida Association of Counties (1st & 2nd Vice President)
  • Florida Association of Counties Taxation & Budget Reform Commission Workgroup (Vice Chair)
  • Florida Association of Counties Finance, Transportation and Administration Committee (Chairman, Vice Chairman)
  • Florida Association of Counties Urban Caucus (Co-Chair, 2010)
  • Florida DCF Substance Abuse & Mental Health Advisory Council
  • Florida Gubernatorial Consumer Fireworks Task Force
  • Florida Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
  • Lealman Special Fire Control District Task Force (Chairman)
  • National Association of Counties Information Technology Committee
  • Neighborhood Lending Partners Board of Directors
  • Pinellas Affirmative Action Committee
  • Pinellas Alternatives Analysis Project Advisory Committee
  • Pinellas BTS Financial Sub Committee
  • Pinellas County Commission/Pinellas Planning Council Annexation Task Force
  • Pinellas County Consolidated Justice Information System Board
  • Pinellas County Drug Paraphernalia Abatement Task Force (Chairman)
  • Pinellas County Housing Authority Workgroup (Chairman)
  • Pinellas County Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (Co-Chair)
  • Pinellas County Juvenile Welfare Board (Finance & Audit Committee Chair)
  • Pinellas County License Bd. for Children's Centers & Family Day Care Homes
  • Pinellas County Schools 500/5000 Role Models Mentor
  • Pinellas County Tourist Development Council (Chair)
  • Pinellas Homeless Leadership Network/Board (Chairman)
  • Pinellas Homeless Policy Group
  • Pinellas Mobility Initiative
  • Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority Board of Directors (Chairman)
  • Pinellas Transit Funding Task Force
  • Pinellas Transit Governance Task Force
  • Pinellas Transportation Task Force
  • Pinellas Value Adjustment Board
  • Pinellas-Pasco Juvenile Justice Board
  • Pinellas-Pasco Safe Children Coalition CBC Branch Board
  • St. Petersburg College Board of Trustees
  • Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority TBARTA (Alternate)
  • Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
  • United Way of Tampa Bay Board of Directors
  • WorkNet Pinellas (Vice-Chairman)
  • YMCA Board of Directors
  • YWCA Trustee Board[5]

References
  1. "Pinellas County Commissioner Ken Welch says he won't run for St. Petersburg mayor | Tampa Bay Times". Tampabay.com. 2010-12-06. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  2. "Ken Welch wins primary in quest for fourth County Commission term | Tampa Bay Times". Tampabay.com. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  3. "Board of County Commissioners". Pinellas County Florida. Pinellas County Florida. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. "Board of County Commissioners". Pinellas County Florida. Pinellas County Florida. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. "Board of County Commissioners". Pinellas County Florida. Pinellas County Florida. Retrieved 6 May 2020.


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