Janet C. Long received her first taste of governance in 1972. An affable demeanor and relentless work ethic propelled the longtime Pinellas County commissioner through the next five decades.
Long retired from politics - but not public service - before the Nov. 5 election. The slight-of-stature, quick-witted commissioner’s legacy includes an environmental resiliency road map, the region’s first bus-rapid-transit service and a plan, now on life-support, to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg.
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