A fundraising reception in support of Terri Balliet, candidate for the St. Petersburg City Council District 6 seat, will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today at Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, Bank of America Plaza, Suite 2800, 101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. The event is hosted by Hillsborough County Public Defender Julianne Holt, former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman, former Hillsborough County Commissioner Lesley “Les” Miller Jr. and former Hillsborough County Commissioner Sandra Murman.