Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 14, 2019
4min1579
Amanda Makki is a former health aide to U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Tag: congressional district 13
Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 14, 2019Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 16, 2019
5min335
Congressman Charlie Crist has already collected $358,000 for his 2020 re-election bid.
Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 2, 2019
6min1134
“I won’t be changing my mind about what party I want to represent."
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 13, 20184min277
Congressman Charlie Crist is launching his official re-election campaign Saturday, and he’s opening a new campaign headquarters at 10 a.m. The office is located at 5100 First Avenue North, St. Petersburg. After the opening, the campaign is hosting a canvassing event with volunteers to knock on doors to help get out the vote in Pinellas County. […]
Anne LindbergNovember 6, 2016
4min1826
As the final day of early voting wound down, there were lines at voting sites and overall turnout was about 47.8 percent in Pinellas. That number included both mail-in ballots that had been received and early voting as of about 4 p.m. Sunday, a day that saw candidates scrambling for every vote still left on […]
Anne LindbergNovember 2, 2016
4min281
Civil rights icon John Lewis, now a congressman from Georgia, came to St. Petersburg on Wednesday to support former Gov. Charlie Crist. Crist, a Democrat, is running against Republican incumbent David Jolly for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Lewis, who has represented Georgia’s Fifth Congressional District since 1986, said he had followed Crist’s career. “I’m delighted […]
Anne LindbergOctober 25, 2016
6min477
Outgoing Democratic state Rep. Dwight Dudley and several Pinellas activists gathered Tuesday to call out U.S. Rep. David Jolly for his “failure to stand up for” the people of Congressional District 13. Dudley and the others gathered in Williams Park, across from Duke Energy, which they accused of “ripping off” consumers. “Big energy companies like […]
Anne LindbergSeptember 15, 2016
4min172
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 […]
Anne LindbergSeptember 9, 2016
4min1729
The high cost of a college education was the main issue during a roundtable conversation Friday with Charlie Crist. “It’s clear to me … that one of the biggest issues is the cost factor,” Crist said. “Many look at higher education as a necessity, but it’s being charged as a luxury.” The roundtable, the latest […]
Anne LindbergAugust 12, 2016
4min1757
Former Gov. Charlie Crist sat down with a small group of veterans Friday to listen firsthand to their experiences and thoughts on how best to serve those who fought for the U.S. “Some of the things we’ve touched on today are new to me,” Crist said. Among those new issues are a lack of services […]