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56th ben albritton baptist legislative aide republican 2012 trey traviesa florida 23 july 1982 2008 rachel-burgin . jpg rachel burgin
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rachel burgin

rachel burgin -lrb- born july 23 , 1982 -rrb- was a republican member of the florida house of representatives from 2008 to 2012 .
she represented the 56th district -lrb- which was located in hillsborough county prior to state legislative district reconfiguration in 2012 . -rrb-
burgin was first elected in 2008 over democratic opponent lewis laricchia , a retired union negotiator , and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2010 over democratic challenger david chalela .
as a state representative , burgin found herself embroiled in controversy in november of 2011 , when she introduced legislation urging the federal government to reduce corporate taxes .
as introduced , burgin 's legislation was identical to legislation written by the american legislative exchange council , and even included the group 's name and mission statement .
she withdrew the bill the next day and re-introduced it 24-hours later , with a new bill number -lrb- hm 717 -rrb- , but now without the standard alec mission statement .
in 2012 , rather than seek a third term in the house , burgin ran for the florida senate from the 24th district .
she faced former president of the senate tom lee in the republican primary , who overwhelmingly defeated her .
