RSSCrist taps ex-aide to replace U.S. senator
From: The Washington Times | August 28, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Charlie Crist chose trust and loyalty on Friday over Washington experience or potential political gain in choosing former chief of staff George LeMieux to replace Republican U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez. LeMieux is Crist’s closest political adviser and the governor’s pick shows he wants someone who thinks like him to hold the Senate seat Crist hopes to win in the November 2010 election. As LeMieux said after interviewing for the position: “I’m a Charlie Crist Republican.” LeMieux served as deputy attorney general under Crist and left that job to run Crist’s 2006 campaign for governor. Once …
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