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Name | Charlie Crist |
Address | St. Petersburg, Florida , United States |
Email | None |
Website | [Link] |
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Facebook | charliecrist |
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July 24, 1956
(67 years)
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Contributor | CBlock941 |
Last Modifed | Charlotte K-A Jul 10, 2020 11:02pm |
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Info | Governor Charlie Crist is a common-sense conservative who works toward practical solutions for less taxes and spending and increased personal freedom. On November 7, 2006, Governor Charlie Crist was elected to serve as Florida’s 44th Governor. Since his inauguration, Charlie Crist has worked to lower the cost of doing business and living in Florida, increase transparency in government, strengthen Florida’s economy and ensure the safety and world-class education of Florida’s children.
Some of Governor Crist’s most acclaimed accomplishments include: the largest tax cut in Florida history, the unanimously passed Cover Florida Health Care plan that provides access to affordable health care for thousands of uninsured Floridians, the Anti-Murder Act that has placed 96 probation violators behind bars, Operation Orange Tree which captured over 75 child predators, the state’s record 10,000 foster children adopted into loving permanent families, and the daily effort to maintain a level of fiscal responsibility in state spending that honors Florida’s hard-working taxpayers.
Charlie CristGovernor Crist’s long career of public service began in Florida’s criminal justice system while interning in the State Attorney’s Office before accepting a position as general counsel for the minor league division of the Baseball Commissioner’s Office. Governor Crist then worked as state director for former U.S. Senator Connie Mack before later returning to the private practice of law with the Tampa firm of Wood and Crist.
In 1992, Governor Crist won a seat in the Florida Senate. For six years in the Senate, Governor Crist served as Chairman of the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee and as Chairman of the Appropriations Criminal Justice Subcommittee. A strong voice for public safety, he sponsored, among other legislation, the Stop Turning Out Prisoners (STOP) bill requiring prisoners to serve at least 85 percent of their prison sentences. This earned him numerous honors, including appointment as an Honorary Sheriff by the Florida Sheriffs Association—only the third person to receive the honor in the organization’s long history.
After Governor Crist completed his Senate service, Governor Jeb Bush appointed him as Deputy Secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. In 2000, Governor Crist won a special election and became Florida’s last elected Commissioner of Education. Governor Crist’s path of public service next led him to seek election as Attorney General in 2002. He carried the general election by more than one-third of a million votes to become Florida’s first elected Republican Attorney General.
Charlie Crist, QB at Wake ForestGovernor Crist was born in 1956 in Altoona, Pennsylvania but spent his childhood in St. Petersburg, where he was class president at St. Petersburg High School and, later, student body vice president at Florida State University. In high school Governor Crist was the starting quarterback for his football team. He later played football at Wake Forest University before transferring and receiving his undergraduate degree from Florida State in 1978. Governor Crist then earned his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama.
Governor Crist and his wife Carole have been married since December 12, 2008. They were married in his hometown of St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Contributor |
May 09, 2013 11:45am |
News |
Charlie Crist endorses gay marriage
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Article |
Homegrown Democrat |
Aug 25, 2012 11:00pm |
Endorsement |
Former Gov. Charlie Crist: Here's why I'm backing Barack Obama
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Article |
RBH |
Jun 09, 2012 11:40am |
News |
Report: Fmr. Fla. Republican Chair Accuses Crist Of Being Homosexual
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Article |
Homegrown Democrat |
May 16, 2012 07:00pm |
News |
Former Gov. Charlie Crist says Florida GOP Chairman Jim Greer tried to extort him in 2011
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Article |
Homegrown Democrat |
Dec 01, 2011 01:05pm |
General |
Charlie Crist Gets Called a "Big Dick" by Wife's Ex After Child Abandonment Court Case
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Article |
Homegrown Democrat |
May 04, 2011 11:45pm |
Advertisement |
The Sad Fate of Charlie Crist: Annoying TV Ad Lawyer
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Article |
Homegrown Democrat |
May 04, 2011 08:55am |
News |
The Sad Fate of Charlie Crist: Annoying TV Ad Lawyer
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Article |
Southern_Moderate2 |
Apr 12, 2011 12:00am |
Legal Ruling |
Charlie Crist Official Apology to David Byrne for Copyright Infringement
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Article |
Homegrown Democrat |
Dec 02, 2010 05:00pm |
Speculative |
Morgan and Morgan...and Crist?
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Article |
411 Name Removed |
Oct 15, 2010 02:00pm |
News |
Charlie Crist Attacks Marco Rubio on Abortion, Fully Abandons Pro-Life View
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Article |
411 Name Removed |
Aug 30, 2010 11:00am |
Statement |
Charlie Crist Backtracks On Federal Gay Marriage Ban
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Article |
Homegrown Democrat |
Aug 29, 2010 03:15pm |
Blog Entry |
Charlie Crist supports constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. Yes, Charlie Crist.
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Article |
Homegrown Democrat |
Aug 19, 2010 12:00pm |
Blog Entry |
Crist On GOP: 'I Think The Party Left Me' (VIDEO)
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Article |
ArmyDem |
Aug 12, 2010 05:00am |
Statement |
Gov. Charlie Crist says he does not support Arizona immigration law
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Jason |
May 12, 2010 05:10pm |
Event |
On eBay, Oil Painting of Crist Fetches $7,700 for Florida GOP
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Article |
Jason |
May 01, 2010 02:00pm |
Amusing |
Florida GOP Auctions Crist Portrait on eBay After Political Breakup
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particleman |
Feb 22, 2010 03:55pm |
Statement |
Crist: Stimulus Has Created Jobs, I Don't Regret Hugging Obama
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RP |
Dec 30, 2009 09:00pm |
Analysis |
So where did it start to go wrong for Charlie Crist?
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Monsieur |
Oct 26, 2009 10:00am |
Perspective |
[Is Charlie Crist] America's Worst Governor?
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Article |
Monsieur |
Oct 15, 2008 05:00pm |
Statement |
Crist: GOP may be exaggerating voter fraud
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Article |
RP |
Aug 09, 2008 01:00pm |
General |
Veteran bachelor Crist sets date for walk down the aisle
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Article |
DFWDem |
Jul 03, 2008 07:00pm |
Announcement |
Florida Gov. Crist says he's getting married
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Article |
RP |
Jun 18, 2008 08:00am |
News |
Fla.'s Crist has new view of offshore drilling ban
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Article |
ArmyDem |
Mar 26, 2008 12:00pm |
Blog Entry |
McCain BFF, Charlie Crist, has a new girlfriend?
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Article |
DFWDem |
Dec 14, 2007 10:00am |
News |
Crist takes 'live and let live' approach to marriage vote
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Servo |
Dec 02, 2007 09:00pm |
News |
Crist's name popping up for vice presidential nod
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Gerald Farinas |
Oct 11, 2007 12:00pm |
News |
Gov. Crist lauded by African-Americans, called 'first black governor'
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The Sunset Provision |
Sep 13, 2007 01:05pm |
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Crist's approval ratings may drop faster than taxes
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Article |
CBlock941 |
Aug 20, 2007 10:00am |
Commentary |
Everyone loves Crist -- at least for the moment
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Article |
CBlock941 |
Aug 02, 2007 11:35am |
Commentary |
Crist can run his mouth, but he can't hide
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Article |
CBlock941 |
Jul 28, 2007 01:00pm |
News |
Crist Dismisses GOP Criticism Of Energy Plan
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Article |
Servo |
Jul 17, 2007 01:55pm |
Press Release |
Governor Crist Upgrades Energy Efficiency at the People's House
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Article |
Servo |
May 22, 2007 08:00am |
News |
No fear in dating the governor
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Article |
CBlock941 |
Mar 05, 2007 10:00am |
News |
Will Crist be friend or foe of business?
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Article |
CBlock941 |
Feb 13, 2007 09:00pm |
News |
Crist: Issues 'more pressing' than gay marriage
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Article |
The Sunset Provision |
Jan 04, 2007 08:35am |
Proposed Legislation |
Crist plan: 'Whereas' out, 'hey, buddy' in
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Article |
CBlock941 |
Jan 04, 2007 08:00am |
Speculative |
Crist pulled into Giuliani controversy
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Article |
CBlock941 |
Jan 03, 2007 08:00am |
News |
Charlie Crist sets 'people's agenda' as he's sworn in
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Article |
CBlock941 |
Jan 03, 2007 08:00am |
Analysis |
Playing center field could be tough position for Crist
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Article |
CBlock941 |
Dec 06, 2006 03:00pm |
Opinion |
Baptism by fire in store for new governor Crist
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Article |
CBlock941 |
Oct 20, 2006 08:00am |
News |
Father is first for unmarried politico [Crist]
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Article |
CBlock941 |
Oct 06, 2006 08:00am |
News |
Crist outlines health-care plans
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Article |
CBlock941 |
Apr 27, 2006 05:00pm |
Satire |
The Misadventures of Charlie Crist
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Article |
Blue Wizzrobe |
Aug 16, 2005 09:45am |
News |
Crist Aims To Crack '51 Racial Bombing
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Article |
Rob Brodner |
Jul 07, 2005 08:00am |
News |
Crist campaign raises $3.8 million in 2nd quarter gubernatorial
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Article |
CBlock941 |
May 27, 2005 12:00pm |
News |
Crist raises $1.1-million for his run for governor [in one day]
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Article |
CBlock941 |
May 10, 2005 07:00am |
Opinion |
Is Crist dumb? His record sure sounds smart
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Article |
CBlock941 |
Jan 15, 2005 12:00am |
News |
To tricky question, Crist has brief reply
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Article |
CBlock941 |
Apr 28, 2003 01:05pm |
News |
Q and A with Charlie Crist
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Article |
eddy 9_99 |
Dec 19, 2002 02:49pm |
General |
Charlie Crist takes Attorney General's race
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eddy 9_99 |
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