Charlie Crist
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Floridian Politician
Charlie Crist has been a part of Florida's political landscape since 1992, when he was first elected into the state's Senate as a Republican. After serving for six years as a state senator, Crist moved on to stints as Florida's education commissioner and attorney general, under then Governor Jeb Bush.
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