Rep. Charlie Crist, former Florida governor, is divorcing wife of nearly nine years

Divorcing: Rep. Charlie Crist, 60, former governor of Florida, and his wife and political adviser, Carole Crist, 47.

The Sunshine State pol married Carole Rome — a New York socialite and business executive — in 2008, while he was serving as governor, and she became one of his top aides.

Their marriage was marked by legal drama (her ex-husband sued her for child abandonment) and political losses: Instead of seeking a second term as governor, Crist ran unsuccessfully for the Senate as both a Republican and an independent and then lost a second gubernatorial bid before finally winning his congressional seat.

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