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Charles Joseph Crist Jr. (/ k r ɪ s t / KRIST; born July 24, 1956) is an American politician, attorney, and perennial candidate [1] who served as the 44th governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 and as the U.S. representative for Florida's 13th congressional district from 2017 to 2022.
In May 2021, shortly after he announced for governor, Crist’s statewide action committee received $185,000 from his federal committee, Charlie Crist for Congress.
Crist bested Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, who was billed as a change candidate who would pave a new future for Florida.
Crist is making his second run for governor as a Democrat after having served one term in the job as a Republican more than a decade ago. Charlie Crist Wins Chance To Take On Florida Gov. Ron ...
The 2022 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Florida, alongside other state and local elections.Incumbent Republican governor Ron DeSantis won re-election in a landslide, [1] and defeated the Democratic Party nominee, Charlie Crist, who served as governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 as a Republican and later as an independent.
The 2006 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Jeb Bush was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. The election was won by then-Republican Charlie Crist, the state's Attorney General. The election was notable in that for the first time, the state elected ...
The Democratic establishment has largely lined up behind Charlie Crist, a 66-year-old Democratic congressman who served as the state's Republican governor more than a decade ago.
Alex Sink, the CFO of Florida, was mentioned as a possible candidate to run for Senate or Governor in 2010, [7] [8] but initially declined. When Charlie Crist announced he would not run for re-election, Sink immediately announced her campaign for governor. Sink was the wife of Bill McBride, who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2002.