 LeMieux worked closely with Charlie Crist and is credited with being the "maestro" of Crist's campaign for Governor.His friendship with Crist began in the 1990s when Crist was a state senator from St. Petersburg and LeMieux was working to expand the role of the Republican Party in Broward County, which is strongly Democratic.In 1998, LeMieux ran for the state House, pitted against four-term incumbent Democrat Tracy Stafford.