Charles Crist, Republican

Current office: Governor

Birth place: Altoona, PA (07/24/1956)
Home city: Saint Petersburg, FL

Education: JD, Cumberland School of Law, 1981 BA, Government, Florida State University, 1978 Attended, Wake Forest State University, 1974-1976.

Profession: Attorney, Wood and Crist, 1987-present General Counsel, National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, 1982-1987 Intern, Florida State Attorney's Office State Director, United States Senator Connie Mack.

Political: Governor, State of Florida, 2007-present Attorney General, State of Florida, 2002-2007 Commissioner of Education, State of Florida, 2000-2002 Won Special Election, Commissioner of Education, 2000 Deputy Secretary, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 1999-2000 Candidate, United States Senate, 1998 Senator, Florida State Senate, 1992-1998 Candidate, Florida State Senate, 1986.

Membership: Member, Senator Mack's Federal Judicial Advisory Commission, 1989-1992 Member, Florida Domestic Security Oversight Board Chair, Florida State Senate Appropriations Criminal Justice Subcommittee Chair, Florida State Senate Ethics and Elections Committee Chair, Senator Mack's Baseball Anti-Trust Advisory Committee. Member, American Bar Association Member, President's Council, American Lung Association, Pinellas County Fellow, American Swiss Association Member, Center Against Spouse Abuse Member, Florida Bar Association Ethics Committee Member, Florida Conservation Association Member, Foundation for Florida's Future Board Member, Hillsborough Bar Association Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People- St. Petersburg Chapter Member, Pinellas Park Chamber of Commerce Member, Rotary Club Member, Saint Petersburg Bar Association Member, Saint Petersburg Chamber of Commerce Member, Suncoasters Civic Club Member, Suncoast Tiger Bay Club Board of Directors.

First elected: 11/07/2006
Last elected: 11/07/2006
Next election: 2010

Family: Divorced.


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