Charlie Crist Promises 'Major Announcement' on Tuesday

Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 16, 2015 - 11:52am

Former Gov. Charlie Crist is set to “make a major announcement Tuesday morning in St. Petersburg around 10:30 AM” his team announced on Friday.

Crist is expected to launch his bid for the congressional seat currently held by U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., who is running for the U.S. Senate in 2016.

Elected governor as a Republican in 2006, Crist turned his eyes to the U.S. Senate in 2010 but, after backing President Barack Obama’s federal stimulus, was caught by Marco Rubio and left the GOP. Running for the Senate with no party affiliation, Crist placed a distant second behind Rubio in the general election. Crist endorsed Obama for a second term and joined the Democrats in December 2012. Running as his new party’s candidate in 2014, Crist came up short against Gov. Rick Scott in last year’s election.

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