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Line 47: − − ==Senate Run 2010== − Polls show a strong base of support from conservatives and moderates and some liberals. Crist will run for the Senate in 2010; his rival in the 2010 GOP primary was state House Speaker [[Marco Rubio]], a conservative Cuban American. Crist started trailing in the polls to Rubio by large margins and in April 2010 he decided to run as a Independent since it was almost certain he would lose the Republican nomination to Rubio.
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|name=Charlie Crist
|name=Charlie Crist
|image=Charlie Crist.jpg
|image=Charlie Crist.jpg
|party=[[Republican]]
|party=[[Republican]] (until 2010)<br/>[[Independent]]
|spouse=Carole Rome
|spouse=Carole Rome
|religion=Methodist
|religion=Methodist
}}
}}
'''Charlie Crist''' (1956- ), is the current Governor of the state of [[Florida]]. A [[moderate Republican]], he will run for the [[United States Senate]] in the [[2010 Midterm Elections]]. He appointed [[George LeMieux]], a top aide, to hold the Senate seat temporarily.
'''Charlie Crist''' (1956- ), is the current Governor of the state of [[Florida]] and a former member of the [[Republican Party]].
Crist is running for the U.S. Senate in 2010; his rival in the 2010 GOP primary was state House Speaker [[Marco Rubio]], a conservative Cuban American. Crist started trailing in the polls to Rubio by large margins and in April 2010 he decided to run as a Independent since it was almost certain he would lose the Republican nomination to Rubio.
==Career==
==Career==
Crist demonstrated his support of [[gambling]] when he "signed a new gambling compact (August 31, 2009) with the Seminole Tribe, worth an estimated $6.8 billion over 20 years."<ref>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/sep/01/na-crist-signs-gaming-pact/</ref>
Crist demonstrated his support of [[gambling]] when he "signed a new gambling compact (August 31, 2009) with the Seminole Tribe, worth an estimated $6.8 billion over 20 years."<ref>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/sep/01/na-crist-signs-gaming-pact/</ref>
==References==
==References==