As message from GOP Governor Charlie Crist
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August 28, 2009
Dear Friends,
The process of selecting a United States Senator has been guided by the
intent to select someone of great honor and integrity, who also has
demonstrated a commitment to serve the people of our state.
I am grateful to the Floridians we considered for this appointment –
for their service in their respective capacities, and for their patience
with this process. They are honorable men and women of great distinction,
and I thank them all for their wisdom and their candor.
I am also grateful to Senator Mel Martinez for his years of service to
our great state. His is a story that illustrates the American Dream for so
many in this country and around the world. I wish him and his family well
as he transitions back into private life.
The guiding principle of my career, my campaigns, and our
administration has been public service. I have had the great honor to work
with so many hard working public servants who choose to put service above
self in ways that inspire and encourage me to continue my commitment to the
people each and every day.
So many of the individuals who serve in our administration sacrifice
time with their families and financial opportunities in the private sector
to give back to the very communities that nurtured their upbringing in our
great state and around the country.
George LeMieux has been a tremendous example of this very type of
commitment. When the private sector first called, George chose the path of
public service – to first serve as Deputy Attorney General, and then as
Chief of Staff in our administration.
I am proud to inform you today that I am appointing former Deputy
Attorney General George LeMieux to the United States Senate where he will
serve the remainder of Senator Mel Martinez’s term.
He has argued before the United States Supreme Court and played an
integral role in the creation of the Florida Cyber Crime Unit. He was
instrumental in developing legislation to provide handheld devices to
protect our children and to improve higher education for our students.
He has built a beautiful family with his wife Meike and their three
wonderful boys – all while fighting for Florida’s families, small business
owners and seniors.
May God bless you and the great state of Florida.
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