Tampa Massage Parlors: Youngest legislator making her mark

June 17, 2009

Burgin, who got her state House seat through an appointment process that caused controversy last year, hit a few bumps, including one bill regulating massage parlor advertising that drew some mockery.
But her experience as an aide to Traviesa helped her work the system better than some expected.
“That gave her a lot of fundamentals on how the process works – little things like handling appointments, getting up in front of a committee, how you work other legislators behind the scenes,” said Bill Bunkley, a lobbyist and Tampa activist in Christian-right causes.
When Burgin got the District 56 seat – representing Brandon, Riverview and parts of South Tampa – some critics said she was too young and inexperienced for the post.

Second, she filed a measure late in the session to forbid suggestive language sometimes used in massage parlor advertising to offer sexual services.

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