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Line 54: + − + − Brister was elected party chairman in 2000 by the 144-member Republican State Central Committee to succeed [[Chuck McMains]], a state representative from [[Baton Rouge]], who served in 2000. She was in turn succeeded in 2004 by [[Roger F. Villere, Jr.]], a flower shop owner in Metairie in Jefferson Parish. Brister was a member of the site-selection committee which tapped [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], to host the 2000 [[Republican National Convention]]. She was a Louisiana state elector in 2000. Thereafter, she was a delegate to the 2004 Republican National Convention, which met in [[New York City]] to renominate the Bush-[[Dick Cheney|Cheney]] ticket and worked thereafter for the [[Republican Party|GOP]] slate in Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html|title=Index to Politicians|publisher=politicalgraveyard.com|accessdate=November 7, 2009}}</ref> −
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==Political life==
==Political life==
From 2000 to 2004, Brister served as chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party, the first woman to have held that particular position.<ref name=fhfb>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527194316/http://www.fhfa.gov/webfiles/2472/PR02-08.pdf|title=FHLBANK Boards of Directors|date=March 6, 2002|publisher=fhfa.gov|accessdate=November 15, 2009}}</ref> From 1996 to 2000, she was the Republican national committeewoman from Louisiana.<ref name=fhfb/>
===Party chairmanship===
From 2000 to 2004, Brister served as chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party, the first woman to have held that particular position.<ref name=fhfb>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527194316/http://www.fhfa.gov/webfiles/2472/PR02-08.pdf|title=FHLBANK Boards of Directors|date=March 6, 2002|publisher=fhfa.gov|accessdate=November 15, 2009}}</ref>From 1996 to 2000, she was the Republican national committeewoman from Louisiana.<ref name=fhfb/>
Brister was elected party chairman in 2000 by the 144-member Republican State Central Committee to succeed [[Chuck McMains]], a state representative from [[Baton Rouge]], who served in 2000. She was in turn succeeded in 2004 by [[Roger F. Villere, Jr.]], a flower shop owner in Metairie in Jefferson Parish. Brister was a member of the site-selection committee which tapped [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], to host the 2000 [[Republican National Convention]]. She was a Louisiana state elector in 2000. Thereafter, she was a delegate to the 2004 Republican National Convention, which met in [[New York City]] to re-nominate the Bush-[[Dick Cheney|Cheney]] ticket and worked thereafter for the [[Republican Party|GOP]] slate in Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html|title=Index to Politicians|publisher=politicalgraveyard.com|accessdate=November 7, 2009}}</ref>
===George W. Bush appointee===
She was also a former [[ambassador]] to the [[United Nations]] Commission on the Status of Women under former [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]]. Brister's tenure on the commission included the annual meetings held from February 28 through March 11, 2006, and again from February 25 to March 7, 2008. Brister also served on the elected St. Tammany Parish Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bayoubuzz.com/News/Louisiana/Politics/Louisiana_Politics_New_Orleans_Ray_Nagin__Landrieu_Scores_Support_Congress_Race__5868.asp|title=Pat Brister|publisher=bayoubuzz.com|accessdate=November 7, 2009}}</ref> On October 22, 2011, she was elected parish president of St. Tammany Parish with 73 percent of the vote; she was sworn into office in January 2012.<ref name="nola.com"/>
She was also a former [[ambassador]] to the [[United Nations]] Commission on the Status of Women under former [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]]. Brister's tenure on the commission included the annual meetings held from February 28 through March 11, 2006, and again from February 25 to March 7, 2008. Brister also served on the elected St. Tammany Parish Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bayoubuzz.com/News/Louisiana/Politics/Louisiana_Politics_New_Orleans_Ray_Nagin__Landrieu_Scores_Support_Congress_Race__5868.asp|title=Pat Brister|publisher=bayoubuzz.com|accessdate=November 7, 2009}}</ref> On October 22, 2011, she was elected parish president of St. Tammany Parish with 73 percent of the vote; she was sworn into office in January 2012.<ref name="nola.com"/>
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/>
===St. Tammany Parish Council===
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 in 1995, Brister ran unsuccessfully for state senator for District 11 (St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes). She was defeated by fellow Republican [[Tom Schedler]]<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, 1995.</ref> 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.
In 2002, President Bush named Brister to a three-year term on the board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of [[Dallas]], [[Texas]].<ref name=fhfb/>
In 2002, President Bush named Brister to a three-year term on the board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of [[Dallas]], [[Texas]].<ref name=fhfb/>