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| − | '''Charlie Crist''' won [[Florida]] Congressional District 13 in 2016. | + | [[File:Cristalicious.jpg|thumb|300px|Charlie Crist]] |
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| + | '''Charlie Crist''' is running for Governor of Florida in 2022. [[Karla Hernandez-Mats]] is his pick for Lieutenant Governor. | ||
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| + | ==Potential Running Mates== | ||
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| + | From [[Gary Fineout]] at [[Politico]]:<ref>[https://www.politico.com/newsletters/florida-playbook/2022/06/22/crist-and-his-18-possible-running-mates-00041295 Crist and his 18 possible running mates (Accessed August 26 2022)]</ref> | ||
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| + | *Television personality [[Maria Celeste Arraras]], | ||
| + | *Former State Rep. [[Debbie Mucarsel-Powell]], | ||
| + | *Miami attorney [[Mary Ann Ruiz]], | ||
| + | *Chair of the Florida Democratic Party [[Manny Diaz]], | ||
| + | *Florida House Minority Leader [[Fentrice Driskell]], | ||
| + | *State Sens. [[Shevrin Jones]], [[Tina Polsky]] and [[Bobby Powell]], | ||
| + | *State Reps. [[Anna Eskamani]], [[Al Lawson]], [[Sean Shaw]] and [[Marie Woodson]], | ||
| + | *Miami Beach Mayor [[Dan Gelber]], | ||
| + | *Miramar Mayor [[Wayne Messam]], | ||
| + | *Palm Beach Tax Collector [[Anne Gannon]], | ||
| + | *Brevard County School Board member [[Jennifer Jenkins]] | ||
| + | *Orange County Property Appraiser [[Amy Mercado]].</div> | ||
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| + | ==Congressional District 2016== | ||
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| + | [[Charlie Crist]] won [[Florida]] Congressional District 13 in 2016. | ||
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| + | ==Condemning "rioters"== | ||
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| + | ==Cuba== | ||
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| + | U.S. Rep. [[Charlie Crist]] quietly traveled to Cuba April 2019 to meet with officials there amid mounting tension between the Communist island and President [[Donald Trump]]’s administration over the crisis in Venezuela. | ||
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| + | The trip spanned April 25 through April 27, according to travel records maintained by the House of Representatives Committee on Ethics, and was not announced by Crist’s Congressional office. There are no details about it on his House website. The sponsor of the trip was the Center for Democracy in the Americas, an organization that “promotes a U.S. policy toward Cuba based on engagement and recognition of Cuba’s sovereignty,” according to its website. | ||
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| + | Crist said his visit focused on “advancements in US-Cuba policy and relations made during the Obama Administration, and the impact of the Trump Administration’s change in course.” The [[St. Petersburg]] Democrat was a vocal supporter of the easing of travel and business restrictions championed by President [[Barack Obama]] but pulled back after Trump took office. | ||
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| + | “My concern is for the Cuban people and the long term security interests of the United States. As we disengage and tighten sanctions, Russia and China will enter the void,” Crist said. "For a country 90 miles off Florida’s coast, that’s not a positive development, and the Cuban people caught in the crossfire will either flee or suffer.” | ||
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| + | But Crist’s tour of the island coincided with growing diplomatic strain between Trump and Cuban leaders over the situation in Venezuela, a country in the midst of a humanitarian and constitutional crisis. Trump’s foreign policy team and influential Republicans like Sen. Marco Rubio have accused Cuba of propping up Venezuelan President [[Nicolas Maduro]], the country’s disputed leader. National Security Advisor John Bolton claimed there are more than 20,000 Cuban troops in South America providing security for Maduro. | ||
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| + | Cuba vigorously denied the charges. Indeed, on the day Crist arrived in Cuba, the country’s Cuban Foreign Minister [[Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla]] called Bolton a “pathological liar” and demanded he back up his accusations with evidence. Intelligence and diplomatic experts have also questioned Cuba’s influence in Venezuela given its own economic hardships, according to the New York Times, though the country has undoubtedly supported Maduro against calls for him to step aside. | ||
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| + | During his stay in Cuba, Crist and Rodriguez Parrilla were photographed together in a picture published by [[Granma]], the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party. Chief of Staff [[Austin Durrer]] accompanied Crist on the trip, according to U.S. House travel records. | ||
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| + | Durrer said there was not any specific reason why Crist did not publicize his travel there. “The goal was to get a better understanding of the situation,” he said.<ref>[https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/05/15/charlie-crist-quietly-visited-cuba-as-tensions-over-venezuela-escalated/]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:24, 26 August 2022
Charlie Crist is running for Governor of Florida in 2022. Karla Hernandez-Mats is his pick for Lieutenant Governor.
Potential Running Mates
From Gary Fineout at Politico:[1]
- Television personality Maria Celeste Arraras,
- Former State Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell,
- Miami attorney Mary Ann Ruiz,
- Chair of the Florida Democratic Party Manny Diaz,
- Florida House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell,
- State Sens. Shevrin Jones, Tina Polsky and Bobby Powell,
- State Reps. Anna Eskamani, Al Lawson, Sean Shaw and Marie Woodson,
- Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber,
- Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam,
- Palm Beach Tax Collector Anne Gannon,
- Brevard County School Board member Jennifer Jenkins
- Orange County Property Appraiser Amy Mercado.
Congressional District 2016
Charlie Crist won Florida Congressional District 13 in 2016.
Condemning "rioters"
Cuba
U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist quietly traveled to Cuba April 2019 to meet with officials there amid mounting tension between the Communist island and President Donald Trump’s administration over the crisis in Venezuela.
The trip spanned April 25 through April 27, according to travel records maintained by the House of Representatives Committee on Ethics, and was not announced by Crist’s Congressional office. There are no details about it on his House website. The sponsor of the trip was the Center for Democracy in the Americas, an organization that “promotes a U.S. policy toward Cuba based on engagement and recognition of Cuba’s sovereignty,” according to its website.
Crist said his visit focused on “advancements in US-Cuba policy and relations made during the Obama Administration, and the impact of the Trump Administration’s change in course.” The St. Petersburg Democrat was a vocal supporter of the easing of travel and business restrictions championed by President Barack Obama but pulled back after Trump took office.
“My concern is for the Cuban people and the long term security interests of the United States. As we disengage and tighten sanctions, Russia and China will enter the void,” Crist said. "For a country 90 miles off Florida’s coast, that’s not a positive development, and the Cuban people caught in the crossfire will either flee or suffer.”
But Crist’s tour of the island coincided with growing diplomatic strain between Trump and Cuban leaders over the situation in Venezuela, a country in the midst of a humanitarian and constitutional crisis. Trump’s foreign policy team and influential Republicans like Sen. Marco Rubio have accused Cuba of propping up Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the country’s disputed leader. National Security Advisor John Bolton claimed there are more than 20,000 Cuban troops in South America providing security for Maduro.
Cuba vigorously denied the charges. Indeed, on the day Crist arrived in Cuba, the country’s Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla called Bolton a “pathological liar” and demanded he back up his accusations with evidence. Intelligence and diplomatic experts have also questioned Cuba’s influence in Venezuela given its own economic hardships, according to the New York Times, though the country has undoubtedly supported Maduro against calls for him to step aside.
During his stay in Cuba, Crist and Rodriguez Parrilla were photographed together in a picture published by Granma, the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party. Chief of Staff Austin Durrer accompanied Crist on the trip, according to U.S. House travel records.
Durrer said there was not any specific reason why Crist did not publicize his travel there. “The goal was to get a better understanding of the situation,” he said.[2]
ARA endorsement, 2014
The Alliance for Retired Americans Political Action Fund endorsed Charlie Crist in 2014.[3]
IAPAC money
Senate candidate Charlie Crist received money from the Iranian American Political Action Committee during the 2010 election cycle.[4]