Virginia Brown-Waite (born October 5 1943), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing the 5th District of Florida. She was born in Albany, New York, was educated at the State University of New York and Russell Sage College, and was legislative director of the New York Senate, a commissioner of Hernando County, Florida, and a member of the Florida Senate before entering the House.
