Rachel Burgin is a Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

 Republican politician who serves as the Representative from District 56 in the House of Representatives

Florida House of Representatives

The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The House is composed of 120 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 156,677.The House convenes at...

 of the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

. She was elected in November 2008 with 59% of the vote, defeating Lewis Laricchia.
She replaced former Representative Trey Traviesa

Trey Traviesa

Trey Traviesa was a Republican Florida State Representative serving Florida district 56, in the Tampa area. He received his B.S. in Finance from Florida State University and his M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin....

, for whom she worked as a legislative aide.

Burgin was born in Brandon, Florida

Brandon, Florida

Brandon is a census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 103,483.-Founding:...

 http://congress.org/congressorg/webreturn/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myfloridahouse.gov%2FSections%2FRepresentatives%2Fdetails.aspx%3FMemberId%3D4451%26amp%3BSessionId%3D61 and raised in Plant City, Florida

Plant City, Florida

Plant City is a city in Hillsborough County, Florida, in the United States, approximately midway between Brandon and Lakeland along Interstate 4. The population was 34,721 at the 2010 census....

, and is the third of seven children. She was born on July 23, 1982. http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=110590 She is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute

Moody Bible Institute

Moody Bible Institute is a Christian institution of higher education and related ministries that was founded by evangelist and businessman Dwight Lyman Moody in 1886. Since its founding, MBI's main campus has been located in the Near North Side of Chicago. MBI's primary ministries are education,...

. http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article800867.ece

Her religious affiliation is Christian; http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/SECTIONS/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4451&SessionId=64
she is a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. Rachel Burgin majored in Biblical Studies

Biblical studies

Biblical studies is the academic study of the Judeo-Christian Bible and related texts. For Christianity, the Bible traditionally comprises the New Testament and Old Testament, which together are sometimes called the "Scriptures." Judaism recognizes as scripture only the Hebrew Bible, also known as...

. http://www.rachelburgin.com/RachelVBurgin/About_Rachel.html She says that her goals include lowering taxes, creating new jobs and educational opportunities, and upholding the principles of her district in the Florida capital. http://www.rachelburgin.com/RachelVBurgin/Home.html

External links

• Project Vote Smart profile
• Rachel Burgin Official Site