User:Nathan/Crist
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Charles Joseph "Charlie" Crist, Jr. (born July 24, 1956) is an American politician of the Republican Party and the current Governor of Florida. Crist was Florida's attorney general when he won election as governor, thus becoming the first Florida cabinet official in 95 years to be elected governor (since Park Trammell). As governor, Crist has echoed his predecessor, Jeb Bush, by taking generally conservative positions on a broad range of social issues while diverging from Republican orthodoxy on fiscal management and environmental policy. He has been described as fostering better relationships with minority communities, particularly the African-American community, and lauded by environmental groups for his opposition to coastal oil drilling and his efforts to restore the Everglades using land purchased with public funds. His current term as governor expires in January 2011. Though eligible under Florida law to seek a consecutive term as governor in the 2010 election cycle, Crist announced May 12, 2009 that he will not run for re-election as governor in 2010, and instead will run for the US Senate in 2010.
Charles Crist, Jr. | |
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44th Governor of Florida | |
Assumed office January 2, 2007 | |
Lieutenant | Jeff Kottkamp |
Preceded by | Jeb Bush |
35th Attorney General of Florida | |
In office 2003–2007 | |
Governor | Jeb Bush |
Preceded by | Richard E. Doran |
Succeeded by | Bill McCollum |
Personal details | |
Born | (1956-07-24) July 24, 1956 (age 68) Altoona, Pennsylvania |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Amanda Morrow (1979-1980) (divorced) Carole Rome (2008-present) |
Residence | St. Petersburg, Florida |
Alma mater | Florida State University, Cumberland School of Law |
Profession | Lawyer |
Website | flgov.com |