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RandySF

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Mon Apr 27, 2026, 05:18 PM Apr 27

Charlie Crist, former Florida governor, to run for St. Pete mayor

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has filed to run for St. Petersburg mayor.

He filled out the paperwork Monday afternoon at City Hall.

Crist was governor from 2007-11, then served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2017-22. In that role, he represented the state’s 13th District.

He talked Monday about his ties to St. Pete and said he doesn't consider the mayor's post a downgrade.



https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/04/27/charlie-crist--former-florida-governor--to-run-for-st--pete-mayor

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Charlie Crist, former Florida governor, to run for St. Pete mayor (Original Post) RandySF Apr 27 OP
Crist was the lone bright spot between Jeb Bush and Rick Scott as governor Ritabert Apr 27 #1
Mixed bag. He appointed a couple of the worst justices to the Florida Supreme Court that stuck around long enough In It to Win It Apr 29 #2
True but he was a lot better than those two creeps. Ritabert Apr 29 #3

In It to Win It

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2. Mixed bag. He appointed a couple of the worst justices to the Florida Supreme Court that stuck around long enough
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 12:25 PM
Apr 29

to create lasting damage.

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