Charlie Crist
Role at the time: Former Florida governor and 2026 St. Petersburg mayoral candidate
Mixed or conditional
Statement summary
Crist supported a moratorium on St. Petersburg's Flock cameras while the city examines their use. He did not call for a permanent ban.
“I think we ought to have a moratorium on them until we really understand comprehensively what they're used for”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)Crist calls for Flock camera moratorium, Welch defends use
Why we used this label
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Crist said the city ought to have a moratorium on Flock cameras until it understands comprehensively what they are used for. A pause pending review, not a permanent ban, fits Mixed or conditional.