Permanent Representative of the United States to the International Civil Aviation Organization
Assuming office Pending Senate confirmation
President
Joe Biden
Succeeding
Andrew M. Veprek (acting)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 13th district
In office January 3, 2017 – August 31, 2022
Preceded by
David Jolly
Succeeded by
Anna Paulina Luna
44th Governor of Florida
In office January 2, 2007 – January 4, 2011
Lieutenant
Jeff Kottkamp
Preceded by
Jeb Bush
Succeeded by
Rick Scott
35th Attorney General of Florida
In office January 7, 2003 – January 2, 2007
Governor
Jeb Bush
Preceded by
Richard E. Doran
Succeeded by
Bill McCollum
21st Education Commissioner of Florida
In office January 3, 2001 – January 7, 2003
Governor
Jeb Bush
Preceded by
Tom Gallagher
Succeeded by
Jim Horne
Member of the Florida Senate from the 20th district
In office November 3, 1992 – November 3, 1998
Preceded by
Constituency redistricted
Succeeded by
Jim Sebesta
Personal details
Born
Charles Joseph Crist Jr.
(1956-07-24) July 24, 1956 (age 67) Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party
Democratic (2012–present)
Other political affiliations
Independent (2010–2012) Republican (before 2010)
Spouses
Amanda Morrow
(m. 1979; div. 1980)
Carole Oumano
(m. 2008; div. 2017)
Education
Wake Forest University Florida State University (BA) Samford University (JD)
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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.
Crist 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.
While he was governor, Crist again ran for the U.S. Senate in 2010. He initially led in polls in the race for the Republican nomination, but was later overtaken by Marco Rubio. In April of that year, he left the Republican Party to run in the general election as an independent, losing to Rubio in a three-way race. He took 30% of the vote to Rubio's 49% and Democratic nominee Kendrick Meek had 20%. Crist's term as governor ended in January 2011.
On December 7, 2012, Crist joined the Democratic Party, having endorsed President Barack Obama for reelection in 2012. On November 1, 2013, he announced that he was running for governor in the 2014 election. Crist lost to Republican governor Rick Scott, his successor, by a 1% margin. In 2016, Crist was elected to Congress from his home district, the St. Petersburg-based 13th, defeating incumbent Republican David Jolly, 52%–48% and becoming the first Democrat to represent this district since 1955. In the 117th Congress, Crist was the only former governor serving in the House.
Crist was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 Florida gubernatorial election, resigning from the House in August 2022 to focus on his campaign. He was defeated by incumbent governor Ron DeSantis in a landslide.
On June 7, 2023, the White House announced Crist's nomination as U.S. ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization, a United Nations agency. He is currently awaiting confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
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one-term Florida Governor CharlieCrist, having served as First Lady of Florida from December 12, 2008, to January 4, 2011. Crist was born and raised in...
to a third consecutive term. The election was won by then-Republican CharlieCrist, the state's Attorney General. The election was notable in that for...
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CharlieCrist. He was the Deputy Florida Attorney General and is credited with spearheading Crist's successful campaign for governor. In 2009, Crist appointed...
of his term. As his successor, the governor of Florida, Republican CharlieCrist, appointed his former chief of staff, George LeMieux. LeMieux, who replaced...
was reelected in November 2014 but was defeated in 2016 by Democrat CharlieCrist. After leaving office, Jolly became a prominent Republican critic of...
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directors of Enterprise Florida, was an advisor to Republican politicians CharlieCrist and Ron DeSantis, and joined Donald Trump's legal team in 2022. Other...
He was reelected in 1992 (over Bill Grant, 66–34%) and 1998 (over CharlieCrist, 63–37%) and chose not to seek reelection in 2004. Upon retiring from...
general election. Scott was reelected in 2014, defeating former governor CharlieCrist. He was barred by term limits from running for reelection in 2018, and...
stationed. Luna won the Republican primary, but lost to incumbent Democrat CharlieCrist in the general election. Luna was elected as the U.S. representative...
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Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (2017–2021) (ran for Attorney General) CharlieCrist, U.S. representative, former governor of Florida, candidate for U.S...
November 2, 2010. Republican-turned-Independent incumbent Governor CharlieCrist chose not to run for a second term and he ran unsuccessfully for the...
of Florida CharlieCrist, both being Pi Kappa Alpha, (πΚΑ) fraternity brothers in the 1970s at Florida State University. Following Crist's gubernatorial...
from 2000 to 2006 He was selected by Republican gubernatorial nominee CharlieCrist to serve as his running mate in the 2006 election. As Lieutenant Governor...
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fourth run for governor, facing state Attorney General CharlieCrist in the Republican primary. Crist was the favorite to win the nomination and won in a...
Senator Crist may refer to: CharlieCrist (born 1956), Florida State Senate Henry Crist (1764–1844), Kentucky State Senate Victor Crist (born 1957), Florida...
"BIOGRAPHIES OF FEDERAL COURT JUDGES SITTING IN FLORIDA" (PDF). "Gov. Crist appoints Michael Usan to Broward bench". January 15, 2010. Archived from...
candidacy for Governor of Florida. The election determined the successor of CharlieCrist who later lost his bid for a seat in the U.S. Senate. McCollum opposed...
Daytona in July, endorsing the Florida gubernatorial campaign of Democrat CharlieCrist. The decals were removed out of respect for PPR partner Mike Curb, a...
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