Charles Joseph "Charlie" Crist, Jr. , is an American politician of the Republican Party and the current Governor of Florida. Crist served as state attorney general from 2003 to 2007. He is the first member of the Florida cabinet since Park Trammell to be elected governor. He defeated Democratic Congressman Jim Davis by six percentage points. He is currently under consideration to run for Vice-President on John McCain's 2008 presidential ticket.