What is Charlie Crist running for?
Matthew Elliott
Published Apr 21, 2026
Charles Joseph Crist Jr. was born on July 24, 1956, in Altoona, Pennsylvania in the United States of America to Charles Joseph Crist Sr., who was a physician, and Nancy Lee Crist. Charles Crist is popularly known as Charlie Crist.
Charlie Crist is a lawyer and politician who is of the Democratic Party of the United States since 2012. Charlie Crist is a member of the United States House of Representatives as a representative of Florida’s 13th congressional district since 2017. Crist was also Florida’s governor from 2007 to 2011.
Congressman Crist was married to Amanda Morrow from 1979 to 1980 and then to Carole Oumano, a businesswoman, from 2008 to 2017.
Charlie Crist has held civic positions such the Florida Education Commissioner and Florida Attorney General.
What is Charlie Crist running for?
Congressman Charlie Crist has been appointed as the Democratic Party’s nominee in the 2022 Florida gubernatorial election. Congressman Charlie Crist is set to compete with the Republican Party’s Ron DeSantis, who is the incumbent governor, in the upcoming general election.
