Harry Cohen is a lawyer and Democratic member of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, first elected for District 1 in 2020. He served on the Tampa City Council from 2011 to 2019 and was chief deputy clerk of the Hillsborough County circuit court from 2005 to 2011.
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Role at the time: Hillsborough County commissioner, speaking before the August 28 vote
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Statement summary
Before voting yes, Cohen says the stadium's intangible benefits include the exposure Tampa Bay gets when national television cameras show the community to a worldwide audience.
“We've shown that we can win championships in this community ... And when we do, and when the network television cameras pan over Hillsborough County and they look over the sun setting over the bay, and a worldwide television audience sees this community, you know what they're gonna say to themselves? That's the place I want to be.”
Hillsborough County and Tampa approved up to $876 million in public money for a Tampa Bay Rays ballpark in 2026. The Tampa Sports Authority told the county that Raymond James Stadium's needs must be accounted for, and Commissioner Joshua Wostal opposes the deal.
