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Victor Crist
Victor Crist
Hillsborough County Clerk of Court and Comptroller
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 16, 2025
Preceded by	Cindy Stuart
Member of the Hillsborough County Commission from the 2nd district
	In office; November 16, 2010 – November 20, 2018
Preceded by	Ken Hagan
Succeeded by	Ken Hagan
Member of the Florida Senate
	In office; November 7, 2000 – November 2, 2010
Preceded by	John Grant
Succeeded by	Jim Norman
Constituency	13th district (2000–2002); 12th district (2002–2010)
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 60th district
	In office; November 3, 1992 – November 7, 2000
Preceded by	Mary Figg
Succeeded by	Sara Romeo
Personal details
Born	June 21, 1957 (age 69); New Orleans, Louisiana
Party	Republican
Spouse	Angela
Education	St. Petersburg Junior College (A.A.); University of South Florida (B.A.)
Occupation	Businessman

Victor D. Crist (born June 21, 1957) is a Republican politician from Florida who has served as Hillsborough County Clerk of Court and Comptroller since 2025. He previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 60th district from 1992 to 2000 and as a member of the Florida Senate from 2000 to 2010. He later served on the Hillsborough County Commission from 2010 to 2018.^[1]^[2]

In the Senate, Crist served as Chair of the Senate's Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Committee^[3]^[4] and as Vice Chair of the Senate's Health Policy Committee.^[3] Crist has served as an advisor on justice issues to Florida's Attorneys General and Governors.^[5]

He started Metropolitan Communications, Inc. in 1983 while still an undergraduate student working through college. In 1997, Crist founded the University Area Community Development Corporation in Tampa.^[1] Crist served as chairman of the board and CEO of the organization for its first 16 years.

References

1 2 Florida Senate Handbook, 2008–2010 (PDF). Secretary of the Florida Senate. 2009. p. 9.
↑ "Meet Clerk Crist". Hillsborough County Clerk of Court & Comptroller. 2026. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
1 2 "Senator Crist - The Florida Senate - 2006-2008". www.flsenate.gov. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
↑ "Senator Crist - The Florida Senate - 2008-2010". www.flsenate.gov. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
↑ Schoenfeld, Heather (February 19, 2018). Building the Prison State: Race and the Politics of Mass Incarceration. University of Chicago Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-226-52101-5.

External links

Retired Florida State Senator Victor D. Crist — Online office website
Former Commissioner Victor Crist — Online office website
Formative years — Interview recorded in Oral Histories at USF
Florida State Legislature - Senator Victor Crist — Official state government records
Clerk Of Circuit Court and Comptroller - Online Office website

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[handbook-1] 1 2 Florida Senate Handbook, 2008–2010 (PDF). Secretary of the Florida Senate. 2009. p. 9.

[2] "Meet Clerk Crist". Hillsborough County Clerk of Court & Comptroller. 2026. Retrieved July 26, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 "Senator Crist - The Florida Senate - 2006-2008". www.flsenate.gov. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[4] "Senator Crist - The Florida Senate - 2008-2010". www.flsenate.gov. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[5] Schoenfeld, Heather (February 19, 2018). Building the Prison State: Race and the Politics of Mass Incarceration. University of Chicago Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-226-52101-5.

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