Victor Crist

Victor Crist (born June 21, 1957) is a former member of the Florida Senate, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2010. He served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 60th District, from 1992 to 2000. He was elected as a Republican in districts where the majority of the voters were registered Democrats. Crist served on the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, representing the 2nd District, from 2010 to 2018.[1]

Victor Crist
Member of the Hillsborough County Commission
from the 2nd district
In office
2010–2018
Preceded byKen Hagan
Succeeded byKen Hagan
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 12th district
In office
2002–2010
Preceded byDaniel Webster
Succeeded byJim Norman
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 13th district
In office
2000–2002
Preceded byJohn Grant Jr.
Succeeded byDennis L. Jones
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 60th district
In office
1992–2000
Preceded byMary Figg
Succeeded bySara Romeo
Personal details
Born (1957-06-21) June 21, 1957
New Orleans, Louisiana
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAngela
Alma materSt. Petersburg College (AA)
University of South Florida (BA)
ProfessionPresident, Metropolitan Communications Incorporated

In the Senate, Crist served as Chair of the Senate's Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Committee and as Vice Chair of the Senate's Health Policy Committee. Crist has served as an advisor on justice issues to Florida's Attorneys General and Governors.[2]

He started Metropolitan Communications, Inc., in 1983 while still an undergraduate student working through college. In the mid-1990s, Crist founded the University Area Community Development Corporation in one of Tampa's more vulnerable communities. Crist served as chairman of the board and CEO of the organization for its first 16 years.

References
  1. "Movers and Shakers". Tampa Bay Magazine. January–February 2006. p. 56. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. Schoenfeld, Heather (19 February 2018). Building the Prison State: Race and the Politics of Mass Incarceration. University of Chicago Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-226-52101-5.

3. Florida Clerk’s Manual, House of Representatives and The Senate 1992 – 1994, p. 71,72.


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