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
Spectrum News original interviews with both St. Petersburg mayoral runoff candidates.
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.