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| occupation =U.S . Congressman, for [[Florida's 1st District]] (1995-2001),<br/>attorney & , television & radio host
| religion =[[:Category:Baptists|Baptist]]
| spouse =[[Melanie Hinton]] (1986-1999)<br/>[[Susan Scarborough]] (2001-present)
==Post-congressional career==
In late May [[2001]], Scarborough announced that he would resign from Congress on September 6 to spend more time with his children. In his announcement, Scarborough also speculated about possible future presidential appointments and legal and television work.<ref>Lisa Osburn, "U.S. Rep. Joe Scarborough Trading House for Home: Congressman ready to be a full-time dad", ''Pensacola News Journal'', May 26, 2001.</ref> He officially resigned on [[September 5]], [[2001]].<ref name=bioguide/> After leaving Congress, he joined the law firm of prominent Florida attorney [[Fred Levin]]. He practiced law with the firm [[Beggs and & Lane]],<ref name="beggslane">http://www.beggslane.com/jsp3167315.jsp</ref> the oldest firm in Florida. He was appointed to the President's Council on the 21st Century Workforce in 2002.<ref name="dol">http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/opa/OPA2002183.htm</ref>
[[Image:Scarborough.png|right|thumb|Scarborough Country]]
In April 2003, he embarked upon a successful television career with the launch of ''Scarborough Country'' on MSNBC, a current affairs show.
In July [[2006]], former aides to Harris' 2006 Senate campaign claimed that Harris had called potential Scarborough supporters and raised the death of an aide in his home district office as a means to prevent his entry into the race.<ref>[http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/15034557.htm Story of 'Joe's dead intern' began Harris' slide, insiders say], (''Miami Herald'', July 14, 2006)</ref> Scarborough, who had never intended to enter the race, initially considered suing Harris, but decided to let the incident pass. He later told Nelson that drawing Harris as an opponent in the race made him "the luckiest man in Washington."
==Other ventures==
During his Congressional career, Scarborough was involved in a rock and roll band called [[Ordinary Joe]], which frequently performed at the [[Fish House]] restaurant owned by his friend [[Collier Merrill]].
In November [[1999]], Scarborough founded a weekly tabloid newspaper, ''The Florida Sun''. It merged with competing weekly '''The Independent''' in [[2001]], calling itself the '''Independent Florida Sun''' until [[2004]], when former ''Independent'' publisher [[Rick Outzen]] purchased control of the publication. It has since been published as the ''[[Independent News]]''.
==Family==
Scarborough married his current wife, [[Susan Scarborough|Susan]], in October [[2001]]. They live in Pensacola with their daughter Kate and his two sons, Joey and Andrew.<ref>Scarborough Bio from leadingauthorities.com </ref>
Scarborough supported his brother [[George Scarborough|George]]'s [[2006]] campaign to replace [[Holly Benson]] as the Florida State House Representative for [[Florida Congressional District 3|District 3]], but the Republican primary and general subsequent special election in February [[2007]] were both won by [[Gulf Breeze City Council]] member [[Clay Ford]].
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