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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. On September 28, 2006, an inappropriate e-mail that Foley sent was posted on ABCNEWS.com's "The Blotter". 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. Foley resigned that day and the scandal erupted that evening with news of the lurid instant messages he had sent former pages. [21]

Political campaigns

2002

The 5th District had been represented by Democrat Karen Thurman since its formation in 1993. After the 2000 Census, the Republican-controlled Florida legislature redrew the 5th to be more friendly to Republicans. For the most part, the new 5th overlapped Brown-Waite's state senate district. [22] Brown-Waite won the Republican primary, then won a narrow victory in November 2002 over Thurman [3] 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. [23]

2004

Brown-Waite was re-elected in 2004 with 66% of the vote against attorney Robert Whittell.

2006

Brown-Waite was re-elected to a third term in 2006, receiving 59% of the vote against Democrat John Russell.

2008

Brown-Waite was re-elected to a fourth term in 2008, receiving 61% of the vote against Democrat John Russell.

Ginny Brown-Waite speaking during a press conference at the Capitol in 2009. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite - 2009 01.png
Ginny Brown-Waite speaking during a press conference at the Capitol in 2009.

Land o' Lakes Republican Jim King 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. [24] He also made 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. [25] [26] Three Democrats declared their candidacies: 2006 nominee John Russell, H. David Werder and Carol Castagnero. Castagnero placed third in the Democratic primary for governor in 2006 [27] and took 40% of the vote against State Senator Paula Dockery in 2004. [28] John Russell was the Democratic nominee in the general election against Ginny Brown-Waite in 2006.

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, [29] Brown-Waite had endorsed the FairTax proposal on September 24. King accused her of only changing her stance because of his support for it. [30]

2010

On April 30, Brown-Waite announced she would be retiring at the end of her current term. [31] In a statement, she cited long-running health problems, particularly with her pancreas. Brown-Waite endorsed Hernando County sheriff Richard B. Nugent as her successor. [32]

2012

Brown-Waite considered running for local office in 2012. [33]

Notable statements

February 15, 2007: "Git-R-Done" During a February 15 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. 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."

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  16. ↑ "Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite Needs a History Lesson" Archived 2008-02-09 at the Wayback Machine , Vivirlatino.com, February 7, 2008
  17. ↑ Ginny Brown-Waite, "Ginny Brown-Waite: I know Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens", Orlando Sentinel, February 10, 2008
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  26. ↑ "Hernando: Early rival launches new tack for seat".
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  28. ↑ "Florida Department of State – Election Results". Archived from the original on 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  29. ↑ Motives Aside, Brown-Waite Is Fair On Tax Archived 2009-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  30. ↑ "Pasco: Brown-Waite supports conservative tax plan".
  31. ↑ Cillizza, Chris (April 30, 2010). "Florida Republican Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite Retires". The Washington Post .
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Ginny Brown-Waite
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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from Florida's 5th district
In office
January 3, 2003 –January 3, 2011
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 5th congressional district
2003–2011		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chair of the Congressional Women's Caucus
2005–2007		Succeeded by
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United States
as Former US Representative		Succeeded byas Former US Representative
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