Joe Scarborough
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Template:NPOV Charles Joseph Scarborough (born April 9, 1963) is the host of the program Scarborough Country on MSNBC and served in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001 as a Republican from Florida.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Scarborough graduated from Pensacola Catholic High School in Pensacola, Florida. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1985 and from the University of Florida law school in 1990.
After working as a lawyer in Pensacola, in 1994 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives. Scarborough, who signed the Contract with America, was part of the 1994 Republican takeover of the House, led by Newt Gingrich. Scarborough served on the Armed Services Committee, the Judiciary Committee, Government Reform and Oversight Committee, and the Education Committee. In 1998, he was named Chairman of the Civil Service Committee.
Scarborough married Melanie Hinton in 1986 and have two children, Joey and Andrew. They divorced in 1999.
In late May, 2001, he announced his resignation from Congress citing family and professional reasons. He practiced law with the firm of Fred Levin, for whom the UF law school is named, and was appointed to the President's Council on the 21st Century Workforce.
On July 20, 2001, one of Scarborough's aides, Lori Klausutis, died in the congressman's office in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, where she worked. She was alone at the time, and Scarborough was in his Washington D.C. office. The official cause of death was a heart failure. The initial autopsy determined that fractures in Klausutis' skull were consistent with a fall. [1] (http://www.americanpolitics.com/20010808Klausutis.html) Some commentators, such as Michael Moore, complained that the mainstream media did not give the event the same prominent coverage as the Gary Condit/Chandra Levy incident. [2] (http://www.nwfdailynews.com/archive/news/01/010807news2.html) Scarborough barely knew Klausutis, and did not have a sexual relationship with her, unlike the case of Gary Condit and Chandra Levy.
Scarborough is the author of the book Rome Wasn't Burnt in a Day (ISBN 0060749849), published in 2004. In the book, Scarborough reflects on his experiences as a young congressman attempting to reduce government spending during the Clinton administration. Scarborough criticizes both political parties for irresponsible spending and giving in to special interests.
Scarborough married his current wife, Susan, in October, 2001. They live in Pensacola with their daughter Kate and his two sons.
Scarborough is a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington's group weblog. He also hosts a weekday radio show on Westwood One.
External links
- RegularJoe.Org - Joe Scarborough Official Site (http://www.joescarborough.com/)
- Congressman Joe - Joe Scarborough's Weblog on MSNBC.com (http://joeblog.msnbc.com/)
- MSNBC: Scarborough Country (http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3036789/)