Charlie Crist, member of FL Senate, former Governor of FL, member of U.S. House of Representatives (Presented at: WindermereSun.com)
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In the video published on May 4, 2021, “Once GOP governor of Florida, Crist launches as Democrat“, below:
Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL), a former GOP governor of Florida, officially jumps into the race against incumbent Republican Gov. Charlie Crist, in the video published on May 4, 2021, “Charlie Crist Officially Launches Run Against Ron DeSantis For Florida Governor 2022“, below:
Charles Joseph Crist Jr. (born July 24, 1956) is an American politician and lawyer who has been the U.S. Representative from Florida’s 13th congressional district since 2017. The district is based in St. Petersburg. He 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 against incumbent Bob Graham 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.After initially leading in the 2010 Senate race for the Republican nomination, Crist was overtaken in the polls by Marco Rubio when the state GOP committee decided not to fund his reelection bid, and in April 2010 Crist left the Republican Party to run as an independent.[1]In thegeneral 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, Crist joined the Democratic Party, having endorsed President Barack Obama for reelection in 2012.[2]On November 1, 2013, he announced that he was running for governor in the 2014 election.[3] He was defeated by Governor Rick Scott, Crist’s successor, by a 1% margin.[4][5] In 2016, Crist was elected to Congress from his home district, the 13th, defeating incumbent Republican David Jolly, 52%-48%[6] and became the first Democrat to represent this district since 1955. Crist is the only former governor serving in the House.Crist is a candidate for the Democratic Party‘s nomination in the 2022 Florida gubernatorial election[7]Below, are some of Charlie Crist’s positions after switching from Republican to Democratic Party, from excerpt in wikipedia, in italics:
Same-sex marriage
On May 9, 2013, Crist announced that he supports same-sex marriage: “I most certainly support marriage equality in Florida and look forward to the day it happens here.”[126] In both 2006 and 2008, Crist announced his support for the Federal Marriage Amendment, but by 2010 he had endorsed adoption rights for gay couples.[126][127]
United States embargo, trip to Cuba
In May 2014, Crist publicly stated his support for lifting the United States embargo against Cuba, arguing it has not helped to change the Cuban government. He had supported the embargo earlier as both a Republican and independent.[128] Also in 2014 he announced he had requested permission from the Department of State to travel to Cuba with a delegation of business, academic and economic development officials. In June Crist indefinitely postponed the trip.[129][130][131]In 2019, Crist quietly visited Cuba to meet with Cuban officials, despite high bilateral tensions due to alleged Cuban support for the Maduro regime in Venezuela.[132] The 3-day trip was not announced by his congressional office and was disclosed due to required filings in the House of Representatives Committee on Ethics, with no details about it on Crist’s House website.[133] The sponsor of the trip was the Center for Democracy in the Americas, an organization that “promotes a U.S. policy toward Cuba base on engagement and recognition of Cuba’s sovereignty”, according to its website.[134] Photos of Crist smiling during a meeting with Cuban officials, including Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, were published in the official newspaper of Cuba’s Communist Party during his stay.[135]
Gun policy
Following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December 2012, Crist announced a reversal of some of his previous stances on gun control. Before 2012 he had sometimes accused his opponents of not supporting gun rights strongly enough. He was also endorsed by the NRA in 2006. In 2012 Crist announced that he supported reinstating the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, banning high-capacity magazines, and instating more extensive background checks.[136] In the wake of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, he announced his support for additional measures, including a ban on bump stocks,[137] and also said he does not support arming teachers.[138]When he left the gubernatorial office in 2011, Crist had an A rating from the NRA.[139] In 2016 he received an F rating from the NRA, its lowest rating.[140]
Felons’ voting rights
In a February 12, 2018, op-ed for USA Today, Crist wrote that Florida was “one of only three states that permanently bans non-violent, ex-felons from voting” and that this “disenfranchisement of 1.5 million of our fellow citizens is shameful.”[141]
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