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GOP Rep. Brown-Waite Announces Last-Minute Retirement
Eric Kleefeld | April 30, 2010, 1:25PM
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL)
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) suddenly announced her retirement today, the last day for candidates to file for the seat, citing health reasons.
"As I have prepared for my campaign, I have been troubled by persistent health problems and have come to the disappointing and sad conclusion that I cannot run for reelection," said Brown-Waite. "There are simply too many unresolved issues around my health and my pancreas in particular."
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (71) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: 2010 elections, FL-05, Ginny Brown-Waite, House '10
RNC
Report: GOP Rep. Brown-Waite Calls For Steele's Resignation
Eric Kleefeld | April 9, 2010, 3:18PM
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL)
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) has reportedly called upon Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele to resign.
Roll Call reports that Brown-Waite told this to Steele in a letter this week, in the wake of a scandal over party funds being spent at a bondage-themed nightclub. Brown-Waite has become the first sitting member of Congress to tell Steele to resign.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (2) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (1)Topics: Ginny Brown-Waite, Michael Steele, RNC
Roundup
TPMDC Saturday Roundup
Eric Kleefeld | February 20, 2010, 1:06PM
Barbour: If I Lose 40 Pounds, I'm Either Running For President Or Have Cancer
Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS) isn't ruling out a potential run for the White House. "If you see me losing 40 pounds that means I'm either running or have cancer," said Barbour.
Paterson: I Will Confirm Rumor -- I'm Running For Governor
Gov. David Paterson (D-NY) officially kicked off his 2010 election campaign, firing back at rumors of scandal, retirement and resignation that have not come to anything. "After all you have heard, there's one rumor I will confirm, I am running for governor this year," Paterson told the audience. "They haven't knocked us down yet and they never will."
Dingell Running Again
Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives in all of American history, has announced that he will run again. "These are challenges this nation must confront," said Dingell, who has served in the House since 1955. "I think it is time for all hands on deck." There had been some question about whether Dingell would run again, after losing his chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee to Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) in a Democratic caucus ballot.
Brown-Waite Running Again
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) officially announced that she will seek reelection, dispelling speculation that she might retire. "The rumors of my pending retirement," she said, "are greatly exaggerated."
Topics: Barack Obama, Dave Camp, David Paterson, Ginny Brown-Waite, Health Care, John Dingell, Roundup, Tom Price
Ginny Brown-Waite
GOP Rep. Brown-Waite To Make 'Major Announcement'
Eric Kleefeld | February 19, 2010, 9:51AM
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL)
Could Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) be retiring? The St. Petersburg Times reports that the fourth-term Congresswoman has scheduled a "major announcement" at the Citrus County GOP's Lincoln Day Dinner tonight:
In a short and cryptic statement, the Brooksville Republican said she would do so "amongst family, friends, longtime supporters and party faithfuls."
Her aides said they did not know what the announcement would be, including how it factors in her re-election bid.
A Republican source told TPMDC that they did not know whether she is retiring. It could be a retirement, the source said, or it could be a re-election announcement or possibly something else.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (0) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: 2010 elections, FL-05, Ginny Brown-Waite, House '10
Tea Party
GOP Could Face More Challenges From Right, After NY-23
Eric Kleefeld | November 6, 2009, 5:06PM
Capitol Hill, Tea-Party Rally
In the wake of the NY-23 right-wing revolt, could the GOP be on the verge of seeing even more challenges from the activist right? Some recent developments suggest that the natives are getting restless.
• NRCC chairman Pete Sessions is being challenged in the Republican primary by David Smith, a corporate financial analyst. Smith told us that the NY-23 mess was not a factor in his decision -- but it should help him in attacking Sessions: "It's nice to have my opponent in the national news for a bad reason at the same time I'm announcing my candidacy."
• Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) is facing a Republican primary challenge from Jason Sager, a currently unemployed audio-visual engineer. Sager specifically cited Brown-Waite's having campaigned for Dede Scozzafava, the moderate Republican nominee in NY-23 who ultimately dropped out of the race and endorsed Democrat Bill Owens, as a reason for his challenge.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (4) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: FL-05, Ginny Brown-Waite, House '10, NY-23, Pete Sessions, Steve Kagen, TX-32, Tea Party, WI-08
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