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Brister continued, having noted that the United States commitment to medical care for women and children: "The US has been at the forefront, particularly here at the UN Commission on the Status of Women, in advocating for availability of medical care for women and children. We point to President Bush's Emergency Plan for [[AIDS]] relief . . . which supports a variety of bilateral, regional, and multilateral initiatives."<ref name=csw/>​

Brister continued, having noted that the United States commitment to medical care for women and children: "The US has been at the forefront, particularly here at the UN Commission on the Status of Women, in advocating for availability of medical care for women and children. We point to President Bush's Emergency Plan for [[AIDS]] relief . . . which supports a variety of bilateral, regional, and multilateral initiatives."<ref name=csw/>​

Brister won the first of her two terms on the St. Tammany Parish Council for District 4 in the primary election held on October 23, 1999. With 2,214 votes (54.1 percent), she defeated two fellow Republicans.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref> Brister was unopposed for a second term in the 2003 primary. She declined to seek a third term and was succeeded by fellow Republican [[Reid Falconer]] of Madisonville, the winner of the 2007 primary over another Republican named John Robertson.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref>​

Brister won the first of her two terms on the St. Tammany Parish Council for District 4 in the primary election held on October 23, 1999. With 2,214 votes (54.1 percent), she defeated two fellow Republicans.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref> Brister was unopposed for a second term in the 2003 primary. She declined to seek a third term and was succeeded by fellow Republican [[Reid Falconer]] of Madisonville, the winner of the 2007 primary over another Republican named John Robertson.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref>​

Earlier, Brister ran unsuccessfully for state senator for District 11 (St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes). She was defeated by fellow Republican [[Tom Schedler]] of Slidell in St. Tammany Parish, who held the Senate seat from 1996 to 2008, when he was term-limited by state law and succeeded by the Mandeville Republican [[Jack Donahue]], who was term-limited in the 2019 primary.​ Schedler went on to serve as Louisiana Secretary of State, a post from which he was forced to resign in a sex scandal in 2018.

Earlier, Brister ran unsuccessfully for state senator for District 11 (St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes). She was defeated by fellow Republican [[Tom Schedler]] of Slidell in St. Tammany Parish, who held the Senate seat from 1996 to 2008, when he was term-limited by state law and succeeded by the Mandeville Republican [[Jack Donahue]], who was term-limited in the 2019 primary.​ Schedler went on to serve as Louisiana Secretary of State, a post from which he was forced to resign in a sex scandal in 2018.

On January 9, 2009, Republican [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]] appointed Brister her to the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission, the panel which regulates, operates, and controls the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, which includes the bridge system and the causeway approach road system on the North Shore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tmp=detail&articleID=903|title=Governor Bobby Jindal Announces the Appointment of Patricia Brister to the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission|date=January 9, 2009|publisher=gov.louisiana.gov|accessdate=November 8, 2009}}</ref>​

On January 9, 2009, Republican [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]] appointed Brister her to the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission, the panel which regulates, operates, and controls the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, which includes the bridge system and the causeway approach road system on the North Shore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tmp=detail&articleID=903|title=Governor Bobby Jindal Announces the Appointment of Patricia Brister to the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission|date=January 9, 2009|publisher=gov.louisiana.gov|accessdate=November 8, 2009}}</ref>​

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In 2013, Brister attended a fundraiser for [[liberal]]  [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[U.S. Senator]] [[Mary Landrieu]], a candidate for a fourth term in the 2014 midterm elections. Landrieu was unseated by Republican then [[U.S. Representative]] [[Bill Cassidy]] of Louisiana's 6th congressional district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thedeadpelican.com/2013/brister.html|title=ormer Louisiana GOP Chair Supports Obama? GOP Parish President Pat Brister is Singing Mary Landrieu's praises for her work for Louisiana families|publisher=''The Dead Pelican''|accessdate=November 23, 2013}}</ref> Brister's embrace of Landrieu has been strongly criticized by [[Moon Griffon]], the [[conservative]] statewide [[radio]] commentator, then based in  [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] but since [[Lafayette]], a long-term critic of Senator Landrieu.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' November 22, 2013; December 3, 2013.</ref>

In 2013, Brister attended a fundraiser for [[liberal]]  [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[U.S. Senator]] [[Mary Landrieu]], a candidate for a fourth term in the 2014 midterm elections. Landrieu was unseated by Republican then [[U.S. Representative]] [[Bill Cassidy]] of Louisiana's 6th congressional district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thedeadpelican.com/2013/brister.html|title=Former Louisiana GOP Chair Supports Obama? GOP Parish President Pat Brister is Singing Mary Landrieu's praises for her work for Louisiana families|publisher=''The Dead Pelican''|date=November 22, 2003|accessdate=February 4, 2020}}</ref> Brister's embrace of Landrieu has been strongly criticized by [[Moon Griffon]], the [[conservative]] statewide [[radio]] commentator, then based in  [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] but since [[Lafayette]], a long-term critic of Senator Landrieu.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' November 22, 2013; December 3, 2013.</ref>

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===St. Tammany Parish presidency===