Charlie Justice (born July 23, 1968) is an American politician from the state of

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. A member of the Democratic Party, Justice served on the

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. He was formerly a member of the

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representing the

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district from 2000 to 2006, and the

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representing the 16th district from 2006 to 2010.

Career

Justice worked as a project coordinator for the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, and as a legislative aide to Lars Hafner, when Hafner represented the 53rd district in the

. Justice was elected to the Florida House, representing the 53rd District, in 2000, succeeding Hafner, who could not run for reelection due to

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. Justice served in the Florida House from 2000 through 2006. He was elected to the

, representing the 16th District, in 2006, and was sworn in during 2006. Justice ran in 2010 as the Democratic nomination for the

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in . Justice lost to Republican Party candidate

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Justice ran for

in the 2012 election cycle. He defeated his opponent, incumbent Nancy Bostock. In 2024, he lost his bid for re-election to Vince Nowicki.https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/elections/2024/11/05/results-abortion-marijuana-hillsborough-pinellas-pasco/

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Senator Charlie Justice
''official Florida Senate site''
Charlie Justice for U.S. Congress
''official campaign site'' *
Representative Charlie Justice (2001-2006)
''official Florida House of Representatives site'' Democratic Party Florida state senators Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives 1968 births Living people University of South Florida alumni 21st-century members of the Florida Legislature {{Florida-FLSenate-stub

Career

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