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After a defeat in 1986, in 1992, Crist won a seat in the Florida Senate. For six years in the Senate, Governor Crist served as Chairman of the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee and as Chairman of the Appropriations Criminal Justice Subcommittee. A strong voice for public safety, he sponsored, among other legislation, the Stop Turning Out Prisoners (STOP) bill requiring prisoners to serve at least 85% of their prison sentences.  

After a defeat in 1986, in 1992, Crist won a seat in the Florida Senate. For six years in the Senate, Governor Crist served as Chairman of the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee and as Chairman of the Appropriations Criminal Justice Subcommittee. A strong voice for public safety, he sponsored, among other legislation, the Stop Turning Out Prisoners (STOP) bill requiring prisoners to serve at least 85% of their prison sentences.  

After Crist completed his Senate service, Republican Governor [[Jeb Bush]] appointed him as Deputy Secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Christ challenged Democratic Senator [[Bob Graham]] in 1998, losing 38%-62%.

After Crist completed his Senate service, Republican Governor [[Jeb Bush]] appointed him as Deputy Secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Crist challenged Democratic Senator [[Bob Graham]] in 1998, losing 38%-62%.

In 2000, Governor Crist won a special election and became Florida’s last elected Commissioner of Education.  He was elected Attorney General in 2002. He carried the general election by more than one-third of a million votes to become Florida’s first elected Republican Attorney General.

In 2000, Governor Crist won a special election and became Florida’s last elected Commissioner of Education.  He was elected Attorney General in 2002. He carried the general election by more than one-third of a million votes to become Florida’s first elected Republican Attorney General.