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Drew WilsonOctober 18, 2018

Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist added more than $188,000 to his campaign account between early August and the end of September, bringing his total fundraising past the $3.25 million mark. Crist, who represents Florida’s 13th Congressional District, brought $114,000 of that cash via individual donors, including $104,000 contribs exceeding the threshold requiring donor names to […]

Drew WilsonOctober 16, 2018

Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist is rolling out a new ad for his re-election campaign touting his commitment to putting constituents first during his time in public office. The ad, titled “This is Charlie,” features the first term congressman and former Governor answering a number of phone calls while he’s out and about in Florida’s […]

Drew WilsonJuly 12, 2018

Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist announced Thursday that he’d brought in another big haul for his re-election campaign in Florida’s 13th Congressional District. The former Governor will report raising $386,000 during the second quarter of 2018, bringing his overall fundraising for the 2018 cycle past the $3 million mark. “It’s my privilege to serve and […]

Drew WilsonApril 12, 2018

Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist announced Thursday that his re-election campaign will report bringing in $447,000 in contributions during the first three months of 2018. Crist is currently in his first term representing Florida’s 13th Congressional District. “It’s such an honor to serve the people of Pinellas County. I’m grateful for each and every contribution […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 29, 2018

Freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist brought in about $486,000 during the final three months of 2017, putting his re-election campaign past the $2 million mark for the year. Crist’s year-end report isn’t viewable yet on the Federal Elections Commission website, though the Crist campaign said it started 2018 with about $1.76 million in the […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 16, 2018

There’s more than a few key races heating up among Florida’s congressional seats, but for every true competitor in a 2018 battleground district there are a dozen head-scratchers who’ve mounted hopeless House campaigns. No, none of these candidates have sacrificed a goat as part of a pagan ritual, but it likely wouldn’t make their long-shot […]

Peter SchorschOctober 25, 2016

Former Gov. Charlie Crist reported another $27,900 in contributions for his congressional campaign over the weekend, including donations from several high-profile donors. Among the big names on the donor roll were billionaire George Soros, financial author Howard Dvorkin, Diametriq CEO Anjan Ghosal, Sembler Company executive Craig Sher, FSU trustee Kathryn Ballard, and Avram Glazer, whose family owns the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and controls Manchester United. […]

Anne LindbergSeptember 15, 2016

Former Gov. Charlie Crist toured the troubled Jordan Park Apartments in July. Afterward, he called the conditions “deplorable.” On Thursday, Crist returned to Jordan Park to say not much has changed, and he’s urging for something be done now to improve living conditions for the residents. “This is an issue of simple human decency,” Crist […]

Peter SchorschJune 10, 2016

Jack Latvala was not exaggerating. Earlier this week, the Republican state Senator said he had paid for the polling that shows David Jolly leading Charlie Crist in Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Latvala said he conducted “multiple polls, actually, because we didn’t believe it the first time.” Latvala’s right, the numbers are hard to believe. According to a new survey conducted by St. Pete Polls, Jolly […]

Scott PowersFebruary 12, 2016

Val Demings, Annette Taddeo, and Randall Perkins are among 16 Democratic congressional candidates nationally to be picked for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s Red To Blue program, signaling stronger financial and organizational backing. The DCCC selected the trio and also announced that it would include Congressional District 13 in the program, though it did not identify […]

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Charlie Crist raised $386K, sent $200K to DCCC in Q2

Charlie Crist has $2.1M on hand for CD 13 re-election

Charlie Crist tops $2 million raised for re-election bid

New crop of not-ready-for-primetimers launch congressional campaigns

George Soros among the latest donors to Charlie Crist’s congressional campaign

Charlie Crist says Jordan Park residents need help now

New poll of Florida’s battleground 13th Congressional District: David Jolly 44%, Charlie Crist 44%

Val Demings, Annette Taddeo, Randall Perkins win DCCC “Red to Blue” backing