Crist adds Bill Young, LeMieux to list of U.S. Senate hopefuls
by Dara Kam | August 19th, 2009
Gov. Charlie Crist is screening long-serving U.S. Rep. C.W. “Bill” Young and former chief of staff George LeMieux to fill U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez’ seat. Martinez quit before his first term ends in 2012.
Crist, who is leaving office after one term to replace Martinez himself, spent yesterday and today interviewing possible candidates – including state Rep. Jennifer Carroll, UNF president John Delaney, former U.S. Attorney Bobby Martinez and LeMieux, a former deputy attorney general under Crist. They’re all Republicans who presumably have no interest in challenging Crist, who is running against former House Speaker Marco Rubio in a GOP primary, for the seat next year.
Also on the list: former state attorney general and secretary of state Jim Smith, now a Tallahassee lobbyist.
Young is in his 20th term in Congress and is from Indian Shores near Crist’s St. Petersburg hometown in Pinellas County.
Tags: 2010 campaigns, Bill Young, Bobby Martinez, Charlie Crist, elections, George LeMieux, Jennifer Carroll, Jim Smith, Marco Rubio, Mel Martinez, U.S. Senate
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August 19th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
PLEASE CHARLIE – APPOINT BILL YOUNG!
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/jul/21/lawmaker-caught–guard-conax-investigation/
“Wednesday, the agents served a federal search warrant at the St. Petersburg offices of Cobham Life Support Systems, which is also known as Conax.
Harry Glenn, Young’s chief of staff and press spokesman, said the congressman has helped the company secure a number of earmarks for federal funding for research and development of defense-related life safety products.”