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Charlie Crist
Sign in to saveAlso known as Charles Joseph "Charlie" Crist, Jr., Governor Crist
United States Representative from 2017 to 2022
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- The party's over
- Charlie's Days
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Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
Charles Joseph Crist Jr. ( born July 24, 1956) is an American attorney and politician 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. Crist has been a member of the Democratic Party since 2012; he was previously a Republican before becoming an independent in 2010.
Known for
- Whose Vote Counts, Explained — Self (archive footage)2020
- A Greater Society — Self2018
- The Circus — Self2016
- Outrage — Self (archive footage)2009
- The Colbert Report — Self2005
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- David Jolly
- Succeeded by
- Anna Paulina Luna
- Lieutenant
- Jeff Kottkamp
- Governor
- Jeb Bush
- Born
- Charles Joseph Crist Jr. , ( 1956-07-24 ) July 24, 1956 (age 69) , Altoona, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Party
- Republican (before 2010), Independent (2010–2012), Democratic (2012–present)
- Spouses
- Amanda Morrow ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1979 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1980 ) Carole Oumano ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2008 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2017 )
- Education
- Wake Forest University (attended), Florida State University ( BA ), Samford University ( JD )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Altoona
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- member of the United States House of Representatives
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Religion
- Methodism
- Sport
- American football
- Position played
- quarterback
- Official website
- charliecrist.com/es/inicio
- Image
- Charlie Crist 115th Congress photo.jpg
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
- Residence
- St. Petersburg
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- Commons category
- Charlie Crist
- date of birth
- 1956-07-24
- candidacy in election
- 2022 Florida gubernatorial election
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- 243294
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- Charlie Crist
- name in native language
- Charlie Crist
- birth name
- Charles Joseph Crist Jr.
- writing language
- American English
- nickname
- Charlie
- handedness
- right-handedness
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org/governor/charlie-crist
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Joseph Crist Jr. (/krɪst/ KRIST; born July 24, 1956) is an American attorney and politician 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. Crist has been a member of the Democratic Party since 2012; he was previously a Republican before becoming an independent in 2010.
Born in Pennsylvania and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, Crist graduated from Florida State University and Samford University, where he received his Juris Doctor degree. He served in the Florida Senate from 1993 to 1999, vacating his seat to run unsuccessfully against incumbent Bob Graham for the U.S. Senate in 1998. He won a 2000 special election to serve as Florida education commissioner from 2001 to 2003 and a 2002 election to serve as Florida attorney general from 2003 to 2007. He was elected Governor of Florida in 2006 after winning against Democrat Jim Davis.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Charlie Crist” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.