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Ginny Brown-Waite
Ginny Brown-Waite
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 3, 2003–
Preceded by Karen Thurman
Born October 5, 1943 (1943-10-05) (age 64)
Albany, New York
Political party Republican
Spouse Harvey Waite
Religion Roman Catholic

Virginia "Ginny" Brown-Waite (born October 5, 1943), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing Florida's 5th congressional district (map). The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Florida's 5th Congressional District comprises all of or parts of Pasco County Hernando County Lake County Citrus County Levy County Marion County Polk County Sumter County Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Karen L Thurman is a former US Representative from Florida. She is a Democrat. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Florida's 5th Congressional District comprises all of or parts of Pasco County Hernando County Lake County Citrus County Levy County Marion County Polk County Sumter County The district stretches along several counties in western and central Florida, including territory in the metropolitan areas of Tampa Bay and Orlando. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The Tampa Bay Area, or Tampa Bay, after the body of water it surrounds is the second most populated metropolitan region in the state of Florida, the Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida.

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Early life, education, and early career

Brown-Waite was born in Albany, New York and educated at the State University of New York at Albany. Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. The University at Albany State University of New York, commonly known as the University at Albany is a Public university located in the capital of New She earned a master's degree in public administration from Russell Sage College. Russell Sage College (often Russell Sage or RSC) is a women's college located in Troy, New York, approximately north of New She served as a staffer in the New York State Senate, eventually rising to legislative director. The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms She moved to Brooksville, Florida in the 1980s, where she still lives. Brooksville is an incorporated city of Hernando County, Florida, in the United States.

Florida legislature

After serving one term as a county commissioner in Hernando County, Florida, Brown-Waite was elected to the Florida State Senate as a Republican from Hernando County. Hernando County is a County located in the US state of Florida. The Florida Senate is part of the legislative branch of government for the state of Florida. She served as Senate Majority Whip from 1999–2000, and was elected president pro tem of the State Senate in 2000. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

Brown-Waite has expressed support for the death penalty. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. She says she believed she saw "a message" in a nosebleed suffered by death row inmate Allen Lee Davis during his execution on July 8, 1999. Allen Lee Davis ( July 20, 1944 &ndash July 8, 1999) was a convicted murderer executed for the May 11, 1982 Jacksonville Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Brown-Waite, who saw in the blood the shape of a cross, believes that it either indicated Davis had made peace with God, or it was a message from God giving his blessing to the execution. [1]

U. S. House of Representatives

2002 election

Main article: Florida's 5th congressional district election, 2002

The 5th District had been represented by Democrat Karen Thurman since its formation in 1993. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Karen L Thurman is a former US Representative from Florida. She is a Democrat. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) After the 2000 Census, the Republican-controlled Florida legislature redrew the 5th to be more friendly to Republicans. The new 5th was virtually coextensive with Brown-Waite's state senate district. [2] Brown-Waite won a narrow victory in November 2002 over Thurman despite the unfavorable publicity that came in October when police caught her husband, former New York state trooper Harvey Waite, stealing pro-Thurman lawn signs. The New York State Police ( NYSP) is the State police force of 4600 sworn Troopers for the state of New York. Lawn signs (also known as yard signs) are used in Election campaigns in some countries [3]

2004 Re-election

Main article: Florida's 5th congressional district election, 2004

Brown-Waite was re-elected in 2004 with 66% of the vote against attorney Robert Whittel. Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 109th Congress were held on November 2, 2004.

2006 Re-election

Main article: Florida's 5th congressional district election, 2006

Brown-Waite was re-elected to a third term in 2006, receiving 59% of the vote against Democrat John Russell. The Florida 5th congressional district election 2006 was an Election for the United States House of Representatives that took place on November 7, John Russell (born February 11, 1956) is an American politician from Florida, the 2008 Democratic nominee for the U

Political positions

Since entering Congress, Waite has garnered a reputation as a party loyalist, despite representing a marginal district. She has a lifetime rating of 90 from the American Conservative Union. The American Conservative Union ( ACU) is an American political organization advocating conservative policies. [4].

However, she has broken with her party on several occasions. She criticized George W. Bush for fielding questions from hand-picked crowds. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. "Let me tell you the difference between a GWB town-hall meeting — George W. Bush — and a GBW — Ginny Brown-Waite — town-hall meeting: I don't load the audience with just the choir," she once said. [5]She was one of five Republicans who voted against a bill to give Terri Schiavo's parents the right to sue in federal court to keep her alive (Schiavo's home was located in the 5th). Theresa Marie Schindler "Terri" Schiavo ( December 3 1963 – March 31 2005 was an American woman who suffered brain damage and became dependent on a Feeding tube [6] She is a member of Republican groups such as Christine Todd Whitman's Its My Party Too, Mike Castle's Republican Main Street Partnership, and The Wish List. Christine Todd "Christie" Whitman (born September 26, 1946) is an American Republican Politician and Author who Michael Newbold "Mike" Castle (born July 2 1939) is an American Lawyer and incumbent U The Republican Main Street Partnership ( RMSP) is a group of Moderate members of the United States Republican Party. For other uses of The Wish List, please see The Wish List (disambiguation The Wish List is an organization whose

Brown-Waite's district has one of the highest concentrations of retirees in the country. [7] In early 2005, she referred to the current Social Security system as a "Ponzi scheme". Social Security, in the United States currently refers to the federal Old-Age Survivors and Disability Insurance ( OASDI) program A Ponzi scheme is a Fraudulent Investment operation that involves promising or paying abnormally high returns (" Profits quot to investors out of the [8] However, she was skeptical of the president's proposal for personal accounts, saying that he hadn't done a good job of selling it to seniors. [5]

On Iraq, after reports that Brown-Waite supports the withdrawal of U. S. troops within a year, Charlie Keller, her spokesman, said in an e-mail in early October that "it was taken out of context" and that "she said that if the Iraqis did not work toward troop and police deadlines, then Congress would put pressure on them to do so with the threat of denying funds for reconstruction and possibly withdrawing some troops. " He also said that Brown-Waite would support "a properly-worded resolution" that would put forth a no-confidence vote in Congress for Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (who resigned in 2007). Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9 1932 is a United States Businessman, Politician, the 13th Secretary of Defense under President [9]

An ardent opponent of gun control, Brown-Waite is known for proudly carrying a gun when she is home living in the 5th district. Gun politics is a set of legal issues surrounding the ownership use and regulation of firearms as well as safety issues related to firearms both through their direct use and through [5] She proposed the American Heroes Repatriation Act, to move American soldiers buried in France and Belgium back to the United States. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those [10][11], in the process angereing French officials and constituents. [12].

She also caused a minor controversy when, commenting on the economic-stimulus package proposed by President Bush in early 2008, she referred to the peoples of Puerto Rico and Guam as "foreign citizens"[13] (when they are, in fact, American citizens and nationals, respectively). George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated Article I section 8 clause 4 of the United States Constitution expressly gives the United States Congress the power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty She has since clarified those comments with an article on the Orlando Sentinel[14]. The Orlando Sentinel is the primary Newspaper of the Orlando Florida region

Mark Foley scandal

Main article: Mark Foley scandal

In September 2006, Brown-Waite was told about an incident from 2003 or 2004 when an apparently inebriated Mark Foley had tried to gain access to the pages' dormitory. The Mark Foley scandal, which broke in late September 2006 centers on soliciting E-mails and sexually explicit instant messages sent by Mark Mark Adam Foley (born September 8 1954 is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from On September 28, 2006, an inappropriate e-mail that Foley sent was posted on ABCNEWS.com's "The Blotter". Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the American news organization See also ABC News (disambiguation ABC News is a division of American Brown-Waite launched her own investigation and alerted Republican leadership on September 29 both about the dorm incident and about pages who had been made to feel uncomfortable by Foley. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Foley resigned that day and the scandal erupted that evening with news of the lurid instant messages he had sent former pages. [15]

Committee Assignments

2008 Re-election Campaign

Main article: Florida's 5th congressional district election, 2008

In Brown-Waite's campaign for a fourth term, Land O' Lakes Republican Jim King has joined the race as a conservative candidate, attacking the moderate Congresswoman from the right on matters of national security, immigration, taxation, and supporting the troops, which is one of Brown-Waite's signature issues. This article discusses contested races For a complete list of all seats see United States House of Representatives elections 2008 - complete list The Land O' Lakes is a Census-designated place (CDP in Pasco County, Florida, in the United States. [16] He is also making an appeal to conservative Christian primary voters. In the first three fundraising quarters, King raised $40,000, an amount dwarfed by the $176,000 Brown-Waite raised during that period, yet still large enough for King's campaign to have begun running local radio ads nine month in advance of primary day. [17][18] Two Democrats have declared their candidacies with the State Board of Elections; David Werder and Carol Castagnero. Castagnero placed third in the Democratic primary for Governor in 2006[19] and took 40% of the vote against State Senator Paula Dockery in 2004. [20]

On November 26, 2007, it was reported that after years of hosting town hall meetings on the issue and calling for full hearing on the implications of the FAIR Tax[21], Brown-Waite had endorsed the FairTax proposal on September 24. The FairTax is a proposed change to the federal tax laws of the United States that would replace all federal income taxes with a single national retail King accused her of only changing her stance because of his support for it. [22]

Notable House Floor Utterances

February 15, 2007: "Git-R-Done" During a February 15th floor debate on US participation in Iraq, Brown-Waite invoked Larry the Cable Guy and professed the following: "In the South, we have a wonderful saying and it goes like this: Get ‘er done. Larry the Cable Guy (born Daniel Lawrence Whitney, February 17 1963 in Pawnee City Nebraska) is an American Stand-up comedian Larry the Cable Guy (born Daniel Lawrence Whitney, February 17 1963 in Pawnee City Nebraska) is an American Stand-up comedian Our soldiers want to get it done and come home, and our President wants the same thing, and this Congress should demand the exact same thing. Let’s get out there and get ‘er done. "

References

  1. ^ A switch is thrown, and God speaks 1B. St. Petersburg Times (1999-07-13). The St Petersburg Times is a daily Newspaper based in St Petersburg Florida, that serves the larger Tampa Bay area Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Retrieved on 2006-06-10. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem
  2. ^ Solochek, Jeffrey S. (2002-11-07). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat How Brown-Waite ousted Thurman. St. Petersburg Times. The St Petersburg Times is a daily Newspaper based in St Petersburg Florida, that serves the larger Tampa Bay area Retrieved on 2007-07-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song.
  3. ^ Hamilton, Greg (2002-12-29). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II This all happened — really. St. Petersburg Times. The St Petersburg Times is a daily Newspaper based in St Petersburg Florida, that serves the larger Tampa Bay area Retrieved on 2006-06-10. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem
  4. ^ American Conservative Union 2006 ratings
  5. ^ a b c GOP stalwarts wary on Social Security - The Boston Globe
  6. ^ [Roll call vote at http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll090.xml]
  7. ^ Table P23. Households by Presence of People 65 Years and Over, Household Size, and Household Type [11] — Universe: Households, United States Census 2000
  8. ^ William M. Welch, "Seniors skeptical of Bush proposal", USA Today, February 10, 2005
  9. ^ Tony Marrero, "Brown-Waite Clarifies Her Stance On Iraq", Tampa Tribune, October 8, 2006
  10. ^ Don't Refuse Me. Urban Legends Reference Pages (2003). Snopes (ˈsnoʊps also known as the Urban Legends Reference Pages, is a Web site that is the most widely-known resource for validating or debunking Urban legends Retrieved on 2006-06-10. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem
  11. ^ American Heroes Repatriation Act of 2003 (Introduced in House). Library of Congress (2003-03-13). The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Retrieved on 2006-06-10. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem
  12. ^ Hernando: The 'foreign citizens' fallout
  13. ^ "Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite Needs a History Lesson", Vivirlatino. com, February 7, 2008
  14. ^ Ginny Brown-Waite, "Ginny Brown-Waite: I know Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens", Orlando Sentinel, February 10, 2008
  15. ^ Jake Tapper, John Yang, and Avery Miller, "Foley's Reputed Visit to the Page Dormitory: New Testimony May Pose Problems for GOP Leadership", ABC News, October 10, 2006
  16. ^ Hernando: Land O'Lakes vet hopes to unseat Brown-Waite
  17. ^ Congressional Races
  18. ^ Hernando: Early rival launches new tack for seat
  19. ^ Florida Department of State - Election Results
  20. ^ Florida Department of State - Election Results
  21. ^ Motives Aside, Brown-Waite Is Fair On Tax
  22. ^ Pasco: Brown-Waite supports conservative tax plan

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Preceded by
Karen Thurman		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 5th congressional district
2003–Present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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