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...Crist is exactly what we need because if we don't increase the size of our tent, we're going to be in big trouble in our future." - Joe Gruters, chairman of the Sarasota, Fla. Republican Party (The Miami Herald...
...Crist was elected Florida State Senator in 1992 and reelected in 1994 with 63% of the vote. A law-and-order hard-liner, he sponsored a law requiring inmates to wear shackles that earned him the nickname "Chain Gang Charlie," which he later used in campaign commercials...
...Crist tried to climb into the U.S. Senate but lost to Democratic incumbent Bob Graham. After the election, Governor Jeb Bush appointed Crist as deputy secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Crist went on to win two more statewide offices: education commissioner in 2000, and attorney general...
...when term limits prevented Bush from seeking reelection, Crist ran for governor and won. In office, he signed a controversial bill loosening gun restrictions, championed tax cuts and appointed two conservative, pro-life judges - including Charles Canady, who is credited with inventing the term "partial-birth abortion" - to the Florida Supreme Court. Crist also imposed strict air pollution standards, signed a law allowing for low cost health insurance policies, and appeared at a February 10 rally with Obama to support the stimulus...
...Crist was rumored to be on John McCain's 2008 short list for Vice President. Persistent rumors that he is gay - reiterated in the recent documentary "Outrage," which purports to decloset several prominent Republicans - may have sunk his chances. Crist insists he is straight, but his December 12, 2008 marriage to Carole Rome was widely viewed as politically expedient. He is often mentioned as a possible Presidential contender...