[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 22, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H8932-H8933]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATIONS TO DEBORAH TAMARGO, WINNER IN FLORIDA DISTRICT 58 
                                ELECTION

  (Mr. WELDON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, yesterday in Florida we had a 
special election in Florida State House District 58. The incumbent 
Democrat, Elvin Martinez, had retired to take a judgeship.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Republican Deborah Tamargo, 
the new State Representative from District 58. This now moves

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the Republican majority in the State House of Florida to 65 versus 55.
  Mr. Speaker, as most people know, 1996 was the year for the first 
time since Reconstruction that the Republican Party had taken the State 
House in Florida, and now the State House majority is 65. My 
congratulations go out to Deborah and to all the Republicans who got 
involved in that race.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to read a quote from Tom Slade where he 
said, ``Perhaps a key moment came in the endorsement of Martinez,'' the 
Democrat, ``by one of the local editorial boards.'' The endorsement 
favored the Democrat in the race because of her willingness to raise 
taxes.
  Mr. Speaker, Deborah Tamargo won on Republican principles of less 
taxes and less government.

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