11 Facts About Christine Jennings

Christine Jennings was born on November 26,1945 and is a banker and businesswoman, and a Democratic politician in Florida.

Christine Jennings formerly served as the chair of the Sarasota County Democratic Party.

In 2006, Jennings was the Democratic nominee for the United States Congress to represent Florida's 13th congressional district.

Christine Jennings served as president of the Sarasota Downtown Association and president of the Sarasota Film Festival.

Buchanan's fund-raising receipts more than tripled those of Christine Jennings, including infusions of nearly $6 million of his own money.

Christine Jennings was endorsed by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, the major newspaper in District 13.

Christine Jennings dropped her challenge to the race shortly after to focus on her 2008 Congressional rematch against Buchanan.

Christine Jennings announced her intention to run for the 13th District seat in 2008.

The lawsuit alleged that Christine Jennings collected but failed to file and submit payroll taxes collected from her campaign staff during the 2006 election.

However, the next day the Christine Jennings campaign stated that the amount of unpaid payroll taxes was closer to $38,000, but IRS and campaign records indicated that the amount of repaid payroll taxes since July 2006 amounted to $70,126.

The revelations followed a 2006 election where Christine Jennings spoke at length about Buchanan's refusal to release his personal tax returns; upon the breaking of the controversy, Schneider referred to the news as a demonstration of "shameful hypocrisy" on the part of Christine Jennings.