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Charlie Crist

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in Altoona, PA, The United States

July 24, 1956

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Charles Joseph "Charlie" Crist, Jr. (/ˈkrɪst/; born July 24, 1956) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th Governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011. Crist began his political career as a Republican, serving in the Florida Senate from 1993 to 1999, running unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 1998 and then serving as Florida Education Commissioner from 2001 to 2003 and Florida Attorney General from 2003 to 2007 before being elected Governor in 2006.

Crist declined to run for re-election as Governor in 2010, instead announcing on May 12, 2009, that he was running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by then-fellow Republican Mel Martinez. After initially leading in the race for the Republican nomination, he was overtaken Charles Joseph "Charlie" Crist, Jr. (/ˈkrɪst/; born July 24, 1956) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th Governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011. Crist began his political career as a Republican, serving in the Florida Senate from 1993 to 1999, running unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 1998 and then serving as Florida Education Commissioner from 2001 to 2003 and Florida Attorney General from 2003 to 2007 before being elected Governor in 2006.

Crist declined to run for re-election as Governor in 2010, instead announcing on May 12, 2009, that he was running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by then-fellow Republican Mel Martinez. After initially leading in the race for the Republican nomination, he was overtaken in the polls by Tea Party candidate Marco Rubio and in April 2010, Crist left the Republican Party and became an Independent. In the general election, he lost to Rubio in a three-way race, taking 30% of the vote to Rubio's 49% and Democratic nominee Kendrick Meek's 20%. Crist's term as Governor ended in January 2011. On December 7, 2012, he joined the Democratic Party, having endorsed President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012. On November 1, 2013, he announced that he was running for Governor in the 2014 election.

Crist was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania[4] on July 24, 1956, to Charles Joseph Crist, Sr., an American physician of Greek Cypriot descent, and Nancy (née Lee), of Scots-Irish descent. His family name is adapted from the original Greek name "Christodoulou". Crist moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, as a child, where he attended Riviera Middle School and graduated from St. Petersburg High School in 1974. He is the second of four children and has three sisters: Margaret Crist Wood, Elizabeth Crist Hyden, and Catherine Crist Kennedy. He attended Wake Forest University for two years, where he played quarterback for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team. Crist earned his undergraduate degree from Florida State University where he was elected Vice President of the student body and became a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. He received his J.D. from Samford University Cumberland School of Law.

In July 1979, Crist married Amanda Morrow; they divorced within a year later.[95] Crist became engaged to Carole Rome on July 3, 2008 after 9 months of dating, and was married on December 12 of that year at the First Methodist Church of St. Petersburg, where Crist is a member. His last name is often mispronounced as 'Christ'.

Following Crist's failed 2010 Senate campaign, on January 7, 2011, it was announced that Crist would join personal-injury law firm Morgan and Morgan in Tampa. It was confirmed that he would be a part-time instructor at Stetson University College of Law.

On August 26, 2012, he endorsed Barack Obama for re-election as president over Mitt Romney. Crist was a speaker at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

On December 7, 2012, Crist announced via Twitter that he had joined the Democratic Party.

In July 2013, it was announced that Crist would be releasing a new book and it was in the process of being written. The release hinted he would be running in the 2014 gubernatorial election. The book, released in February 2014, is titled The Party's Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat. The book goes into detail about why Crist became a Democrat and left the Republican Party.

On November 1, 2013, Crist filed to run for governor as a Democrat. ...more

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	The Party's Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat by Charlie Crist, Ellis Henican 3.67 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Political parties are like religions that way. They choose us even more than we choose them. Very few people actually conduct a comparative study before they declare “I’m a Republican” or “I’m a Democrat,”
― Charlie Crist, The Party's Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat

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“Don’t waste the people’s money. Maintain a strong national defense. Respect the views of others. Keep government on a fairly short leash. Who’s not for that?”
― Charlie Crist, The Party's Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat

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“And here I was with a prime-time, Thursday-night speaking role at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, preparing to sing the praises of Barack Hussein Obama. That’s how many of my old party mates liked referring to him,”
― Charlie Crist, The Party's Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat

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