Charlie Crist
| Charlie Crist | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 13th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | David Jolly |
| 44th Governor of Florida | |
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In office January 2, 2007 – January 4, 2011 |
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| Lieutenant | Jeff Kottkamp |
| Preceded by | Jeb Bush |
| Succeeded by | Rick Scott |
| 35th Attorney General of Florida | |
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In office January 7, 2003 – January 2, 2007 |
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| Governor | Jeb Bush |
| Preceded by | Richard Doran |
| Succeeded by | Bill McCollum |
| 21st Education Commissioner of Florida | |
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In office January 3, 2001 – January 7, 2003 |
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| Governor | Jeb Bush |
| Preceded by | Tom Gallagher |
| Succeeded by | Jim Horne |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 20th district |
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In office November 3, 1992 – November 3, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency redistricted |
| Succeeded by | Jim Sebesta |
| Personal details | |
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Charles Joseph Crist, Jr. July 24, 1956 Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (2012–present) |
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Republican (1974–2010) Independent (2010–2012) |
| Spouse(s) | Amanda Morrow (1979–1980) Carole Rome (m. 2008) |
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Wake Forest University Florida State University (BA) Samford University (JD) |
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| Website |
House website Governor website (Archived) Attorney General website (Archived) |
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Crist, Jr. (/ˈkrɪst/; born July 24, 1956) is an American attorney and politician who is the U.S. Representative for Florida's 13th congressional district. He had also previously served as the 44th Governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011.
Crist began his political career as a Republican, serving in the Florida Senate from 1993 to 1999, running unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 1998 when he challenged incumbent Bob Graham and then serving as Florida Education Commissioner from 2001 to 2003 and Florida Attorney General from 2003 to 2007, before being elected Governor in 2006.
Crist decided not to run for re-election as Governor in 2010, instead announcing on May 12, 2009 that he was running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Senator Mel Martinez. After initially leading in the race for the Republican nomination, he was overtaken in the polls by Marco Rubio, and in April 2010, Crist left the Republican Party and ran as an Independent. In the general election, he lost to Rubio in a three-way race, taking 30% of the vote to Rubio's 49% and Democratic nominee Kendrick Meek's 20%. Crist's term as Governor ended in January 2011.
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