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Mark Bunker at the 2023 Clearwater Pride Month kickoff That's bunk
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Meet The Man Who Wants To Run Clearwater

He Brought California With Him

  • Los Angeles actor.(1)
  • San Diego TV reporter.(1)
  • Lifelong liberal.(1)
Mark Bunker at the Clearwater Pride Month kickoff, June 1, 2023

“I had the pleasure of kicking off Pride Month here in Clearwater this morning along with other council members, assistant city manager, and city staff. I got to have my picture taken with the beautiful Jada.”

— Mark Bunker

He Couldn’t Handle His Own Money

  • He’s been in and out of court over unpaid bills.(2)

Then He Came After Yours

  • Voted to raise Clearwater property taxes in 2020 AND 2021.(3,4)
  • $9.3 million more out of Clearwater’s pockets.(5)
  • Higher gas rates. Higher utility rates. Backed a county gas-tax increase.(6,7)

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Sources

  1. “Bunker: Keep the church in check,” Tampa Bay Times, 6/21/19 — “the lifelong Democrat has spent various parts of his life in Wisconsin as a radio DJ; in Los Angeles as an actor … and in San Diego as a local Emmy award-winning television journalist.” See also Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections voter registration record.
  2. Bank of America v. Bunker, 17-002302-SC; Midland Funding v. Bunker, 17-002977-SC (Pinellas County Court, 2017).
  3. Clearwater City Council Minutes, 7/16/20 — property tax rate above the rollback rate.
  4. Clearwater City Council Minutes, 7/15/21 — property tax rate above the rollback rate.
  5. Tampa Bay Times, 7/22/22 — budget raising property tax revenue by $9.3 million.
  6. Clearwater City Council Minutes, 2/4/21; Ord. 9433-21-C — gas and utility rates.
  7. Clearwater City Council Minutes, 5/20/21 — county gas-tax increase.