Charlie Justice is an American politician from the state of

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. A member of the

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, Justice serves on the

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Commission. He was formerly a member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 53rd district from 2000 to 2006, and the

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representing the

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district from 2006 to 2010.

Career

Justice worked as a project coordinator for the

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, and as a legislative aide to

Lars Hafner Lars Hafner is a college professor, administrator, and former politician in Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature ...

, when Hafner represented the 53rd district in the Florida House of Representatives.
/ref> Justice was elected to the Florida House, representing the 53rd District, in 2000, succeeding Hafner, who could not run for reelection due to term limits. 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

Commission in the 2012 election cycle. He defeated his opponent, incumbent Nancy Bostock.

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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 {{Florida-politician-stub

Career

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