Charles Joseph Crist Jr. is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 and as the U.S. representative for Florida's 13th congressional district from 2017 to 2022. Crist has been a member of the Democratic Party since 2012; he was previously a Republican before becoming an independent in 2010.
Official portrait, 2017
Charlie Crist played quarterback for the Wake Forest football team during the 1974 and 1975 seasons.
Crist as a Florida state senator
Crist in 2001
Florida's 13th congressional district
Florida's 13th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress on Florida's Gulf Coast, assigned to Pinellas County. The district includes Largo, Clearwater, and Palm Harbor. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, most of St. Petersburg facing Tampa Bay was redistricted into the 14th district, while the rest of Pinellas County formerly in the 12th district became included in the 13th district.
Image: Rep Connie Mack
Image: Katherine Harris (R–FL)
Image: Vern Buchanan, official 110th Congress photo
Image: CW Bill Young Portrait