Charlie Crist

American politician

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DeSantis

  • Ron DeSantis
    In Ron DeSantis: Governor of Florida and 2024 presidential run

    His main opponent was Charlie Crist, a Republican turned Democrat who had formerly served as Florida’s governor (2007–11). DeSantis easily won the November election. He continued to pursue a conservative agenda, and in February 2023 he published The Courage to Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival. Three months…

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Rubio

  • Rubio, Marco
    In Marco Rubio

    …to the incumbent Republican governor, Charlie Crist, until Crist broke with the Republican Party and declared himself an independent. Rubio thus received the formal support of his party, and he won the 2010 general election by a large margin in a three-way race. After taking office in 2011, Rubio adopted…

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