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'''Charles Joseph "Charlie" Crist''' (born July 24, 1956), is an [[attorney]] and a former [[governor]], state Senator and Attorney General of the State of [[Florida]]. He served as a [[Republican]] for the majority of his term as governor, before becoming an [[Independent]] in 2010.
'''Charles Joseph "Charlie" Crist, Jr.''' (born July 24, 1956), is an [[attorney]] and a former [[governor]], state Senator and Attorney General of the State of [[Florida]]. He served as a [[Republican]] for the majority of his term as governor, before becoming an [[Independent]] in 2010.
Crist ran 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. He lost to Rubio anyway, by a margin of 49% to 30%, with [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Kendrick Meek]] getting 20% of the vote.
Crist ran 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. He lost to Rubio anyway, by a margin of 49% to 30%, with [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Kendrick Meek]] getting 20% of the vote.
==Politics==
==Politics==
==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Crist was born in Altoona, [[Pennsylvania]], where his [[Greece|Greek]] grandparents had immigrated in 1912. His parents moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1960, where his father practiced medicine.
As a public school student Crist quickly learned the value of participation, leading him to serve as class president at St. Petersburg High School and, later, as student body vice president at [[Florida State University]]. In high school Crist was the starting [[quarterback]] for his [[football]] team. He later played football at [[Wake Forest University]] before transferring and receiving his undergraduate degree from Florida State in 1978. Governor Crist then earned his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama.
Crist received invaluable experience in Florida’s criminal justice system while working as an intern in the State Attorney’s Office before accepting a position as general counsel for the minor league division of the Baseball Commissioner’s Office.
==Military service==
==Military service==
==Private sector==
==Private sector==