Need Info On State Candidates?

August 24, 2010

Here is a look at the major candidates for governor and U.S. Senate on the ballot today in Florida:

Charlie Crist, who is running with no part affiliation, is the 44th governor of the state of Florida. Crist, a lawyer, was first elected governor in 2006 and served previously as a state Senator, Education Secretary and Attorney General. He left the Republican Party after polls showed him badly trailing former House Speaker Marco Rubio.
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Jeff Greene, a Democrat, is a wealthy property investor who entered the race for U.S. Senate on the final day of qualifying. Greene, who opponents said made his money investing in mortgages on foreclosed homes, has already begun airing television ads and said he is willing to spend his own money to get elected. He has never held elected office.

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Kendrick Meek, a Democrat, is the congressman from the 17th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to being elected to Congress in 2000, Meek served in the Florida House and the state Senate. Meek sits on the U.S. House’s powerful Ways and Means Committee and its Armed Services Committee.
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Marco Rubio, a Republican, served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2008. Rubio, who is also a former West Miami City Commissioner, served in the House from 2000.
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Bill McCollum, a Republican, is the 36th Attorney General of Florida. McCollum, a lawyer, served in the U.S. House from 1981 to 2001 prior to being elected Attorney General in 2006. As Attorney General, McCollum is a member of the state Cabinet.
Alex Sink, a Democrat, is Florida’s second Chief Financial Officer. Sink is in charge of the state’s Department of Financial Services. She became the highest ranking Democrat with her election in 2006 and is Florida’s first female CFO. She also sits on the state Cabinet.

Rick Scott, a Republican, is the former chief executive of Columbia/HCA Health Care. Scott, who bankrolled the Conservatives for Patients’ Right campaign against the recently approved federal health care law, entered the gubernatorial race late and pledged to spend his own money to win the race.  He has never held elected office.

Courtesy The News Service Florida


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