Charlie Crist
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Florida GOP Gov Hopeful To RGA: Time To Give Back Rothstein's $200K...fund. One exception is Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who collected $250,000 from Rothstein's law firm -- in an event organized by Rothstein friend Gov. Charlie Crist -- for the Prop 11 campaign in California last year. The proposition,... In this article: Bill McCollum, GOP, Florida, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sacramento Bee, Bobby Jindal, and Charlie Crist |
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Miami Herald - Politics | 5 days ago
Government Web site says stimulus created jobs in non-existent places
...Governors Association winter meetings, went out of his way to praise the stimulus. Also Monday, Florida's Gov. Charlie Crist embraced Obama's economic plan. Schwarzenegger called it "a terrific package" and said it would pump $80 billion...
In this article: Barack Obama, Washington, South Carolina, House of Representatives, White House, GOP, Wyoming, California, and Joe Wilson
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Palm Beach Post | November 06, 2009
The high-security life of Scott Rothstein
...philanthropists. Inside his office and just outside, there are no less than 15 photos of Rothstein with Gov. Charlie Crist, including one of him helping Crist blow out the candles on a birthday cake for the governor. Rothstein had...
In this article: Fort Lauderdale, Birthday cake, and Dan Marino
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Prominent Fla. lawyer's sales pitch called suspect
...of the Florida Democratic Party. Republican Gov. Charlie Crist announced later that "in an abundance of caution" he would refund $9,600 contributed to his U.S. Senate campaign by Rothstein and his wife, Kim. Rothstein has raised money for...
In this article: Republican Party, FBI, and Gianni Versace
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San Francisco Chronicle | November 02, 2009
Fla. law firm seeks dissolution as lawyer probed
...politics and philanthropy. He has hosted fundraisers for former President George W. Bush, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and others. Rothstein also has...
In this article: Florida, Miami, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Legal Affairs, and U.S. attorney
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Schwarzenegger visits troops in Iraq
...them on the job they were doing before shaking hands and posing for photographs. Charlie Crist shields details of travel on private jets Despite pledging to run the most open administration in Florida history, Gov. Charlie Crist...
In this article: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Iraq, Republican Party, United States, Baghdad, California, and Daytona Beach
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The Politico | November 05, 2009
Steele to moderates: 'We'll come after you'
...to do it. " Steele didn't name targets, but prominent governors -- Charlie Crist and Arnold Schwarzenegger -- supported the stimulus, while Olympia Snowe appears to be the lone Senate supporter of health care legislation. Steele didn't...
In this article: Michael Steele, Purple drank, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Olympia Snowe, and Arnold Schwarzenegger
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St. Petersburg Times | September 17, 2009
Gov. Crist catching heat amid ACORN controversy
...addition to voter registration. Rubio called on Crist to follow other governors, including Arnold Schwarzenegger of California and Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, in launching an investigation into the group. The letter, despite any political...
In this article: Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Marco Rubio, Miami, Florida, Florida, U.S. Senate, Kendrick Meek, Allegation, and Appropriation
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Yahoo! News | October 06, 2009
W.H. urged Arnold, Bloomberg to speak (Politico)
...make them public," Loeser said. Much as Democrats rallied sympathetic Republican governors such as Schwarzenegger, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas behind the president's economic stimulus plan earlier this year, the...
In this article: Arnold Schwarzenegger, White House, Republican Party, Robert Gibbs, Washington, Tommy Thompson, and Michael Bloomberg
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Charles "Charlie" Joseph Crist, Jr. (born July 24, 1956) is an American politician of the Republican Party and the current Governor of Florida. He was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania and moved to St. Petersburg, Florida at age 4.
A graduate of Florida State University, Crist has served as a state education commissioner, a member of the Florida State Senate, and had unsuccessfully sought to replace U.S. senator Bob Graham. He was elected Florida Attorney General in 2002, and held that office until his election as governor. As attorney general, he was noted for his efforts to expand the authority of his office to prosecute civil rights violations and protect the environment, as well as his involvement in the Terri Schiavo case, where he broke with governor Jeb Bush on pursuing legal options to preserve her life.
He was elected governor in 2006 with 52.4% of the vote (against opponent Jim Davis), and has taken conservative positions on a broad range of social issues, including support for bans on gay marriage, adoption by gay people, gun rights, and capital punishment. He has diverged from Republican orthodoxy on fiscal management and environmental policy, particularly while working with the Obama administration on the federal stimulus package, opposing some forms of offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and using state funds to purchase land in an effort to restore the Florida Everglades. He has also been credited with fostering better relationships with minority communities, particularly the African-American community.
While his term as governor ends in January 2011, Crist announced on May 12, 2009 that he will not run for re-election as governor and instead will run for the US Senate.
- Birth Date:
- July 24, 1956
- Birthplace:
- Altoona, Pennsylvania
- Religion:
- Methodist
- Spouse:
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- Carole Rome (2008-present)
- Amanda Morrow (1979-1980) (divorced)
- Residence:
- St. Petersburg, Florida
- University Attended:
- Florida State University, Cumberland School of Law
- Occupation:
- Lawyer
- Political party:
- Republican
- Office:
- Attorney General of Florida
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