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Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2022 in a gubernatorial debate:

"Crime is up under Governor DeSantis. Crime was down when I was your governor."

By Yacob Reyes • October 28, 2022

Charlie Crist
stated on October 4, 2022 in a campaign ad:

"When I was your governor, we reduced insurance rates by 10%."

By Yacob Reyes • October 19, 2022

Charlie Crist
stated on August 25, 2022 in a tweet:

Gov. Ron DeSantis raised "taxes on the middle class by more than $1.5 billion while giving away $624 million to big corporations."

By Yacob Reyes • September 2, 2022

Charlie Crist
stated on July 14, 2022 in a campaign ad:

Ron DeSantis "opposes any background checks on guns, even for violent criminals."

By Yacob Reyes • July 22, 2022

Charlie Crist
stated on June 29, 2022 in a tweet:

"Ron DeSantis still hasn't condemned the Jan. 6 insurrection."

By Yacob Reyes • July 12, 2022

Charlie Crist
stated on May 4, 2022 in a press conference:

“It costs more to live in many Florida cities than New York City.”

By Yacob Reyes • May 16, 2022

Charlie Crist
stated on April 12, 2022 in an interview:

Says he has “always” believed “in a woman’s right to choose.”

By Yacob Reyes • April 22, 2022

Charlie Crist
stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter:

“New Jersey and Maryland produce more solar power than Florida, the Sunshine State!”

By Yacob Reyes • February 11, 2022

Charlie Crist
stated on January 28, 2022 in an ad:

Ron DeSantis let "millions of COVID-19 tests expire."

By Tom Kertscher • February 4, 2022

Charlie Crist
stated on September 19, 2016 in a debate:

"In the mid 1990s, in our state, (Florida was) No. 1 in violent crime in America. ... The only concern I had was for the citizens of Florida, who were subjected to a violent crime every three minutes and 45 seconds."

By Allison Graves • September 20, 2016

Charlie Crist
stated on June 17, 2016 in a fundraising email:

David Jolly "has used money and power to try to … drill off our beaches."

By Joshua Gillin • June 30, 2016

Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2014 in in a campaign ad:

Says Rick Scott "spent $800,000 of your tax dollars upgrading the Governor's Mansion."

By Joshua Gillin • October 31, 2014

Charlie Crist
stated on October 27, 2014 in a TV ad:

"Rick Scott vetoed funding for 30 Florida rape crisis centers. Scott said the centers weren’t needed."

By Amy Sherman • October 28, 2014

Charlie Crist
stated on October 21, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Jacksonville:

Says property insurance rates are going up because Rick Scott signed a bill preventing the state from regulating insurance.

By Joshua Gillin • October 24, 2014

Charlie Crist
stated on October 21, 2014 in a debate:

Says high-speed rail would have created 60,000 jobs.

By Katie Sanders, Steve Contorno • October 22, 2014

Charlie Crist
stated on October 15, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Davie:

Says Jeb Bush -- not Charlie Crist -- signed legislation that let Duke Energy collect money for nuclear projects.

By Joshua Gillin • October 16, 2014

Charlie Crist
stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate at Broward College:

If Florida expanded Medicaid, "some studies indicate it would create about 120,000 jobs."

By Amy Sherman • October 16, 2014

Charlie Crist
stated on October 14, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says Rick Scott changed his promise from 700,000 jobs created "on top of what normal growth would be" to just 700,000 jobs.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 14, 2014

Charlie Crist
stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate:

If Florida had not taken the stimulus, it "would have led to the firing of 20,000 teachers."

By Amy Sherman • October 10, 2014

Charlie Crist
stated on October 1, 2014 in a TV ad:

Says Rick Scott signed "laws requiring mandatory ultrasounds and restricting access to abortion even in cases of rape or incest."

By Amy Sherman • October 7, 2014

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