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Arranged by general record type (podcasts, webcasts, websites), then podcasts are chronological by year, then by topic; wecasts are arranged by topic; and websites are alphabetical by name or topic of website.
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Charlie Crist, the forty-fourth Governor of Florida, began his gubernatorial term on January 2, 2007. Prior to being elected Governor in 2006, Crist held elective office as a Florida State Senator (elected 1992), Education Commissioner (elected 2000), and Attorney General (elected 2002). On May 12, 2009, Crist announced his candidacy for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Mel Martinez. He lost that election to Marco Rubio, and his term as Governor ended in January 2011.
Charlie Crist was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania on July 24, 1956, and later moved with his family to St. Petersburg, Florida. He attended Wake Forest University for two years, completed his undergraduate degree at Florida State University in 1978, and received his law degree in 1981 from the Cumberland School of Law in Alabama.
After passing the bar exam, Crist served as general counsel to minor league baseball. He first ran for office in the 1986 Republican primary for a state Senate seat in Pinellas County. He followed up this unsuccessful run, he served as an aide to Connie Mack III in Mack's successful 1988 bid for a U.S. Senate seat.
Serving in the Florida Senate for six years, Crist chaired the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee and he Appropriations Criminal Justice Subcommittee. In 1999, following his term in the Senate, Crist was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation by Governor Jeb Bush.
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This series documents the use of the World Wide Web by the Crist administration to disseminate information to the public about Florida government and policy. Included are websites of the Governor's Office and other agencies, podcasts of Governor Crist discussing issues of current concern, and webcasts providing information on Florida issues, events, and activities. The records provide very general information on a broad array of topics such as: business, the economy, and Florida's budget; education; the 2010 Census; hurricane preparedness; open government; military and veterans' issues; the Everglades and environmental issues; crime and law enforcement; and taxation and tax reform.
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Contains primarily Quicktime Movie files, RealAudio/Real Video files, and html files, with some image and other files.
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Crist, Charlie, 1956-
Governors Florida Business development. Budget Florida Economic policy. Education Florida Hurricane protection Florida Veterans Florida. Environmental policy Florida Crime Florida Law enforcement Florida Taxation Florida
Sound recordings. aat Audio recordings.
Florida Officials and employees Florida Government Florida Politics and government 1951-
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