1st Secretary of Florida Department of Environmental Protection
In office November, 1991 – November, 1998[1]
Governor
Lawton Chiles
Preceded by
New agency
Succeeded by
David B. Struhs[2]
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 2nd district
In office November 2, 1982 – November 8, 1988
Preceded by
Tom Patterson[3]
Succeeded by
Buzz Ritchie[4]
Personal details
Born
Mary Virginia Bacon
(1947-05-15) May 15, 1947 (age 77) Anniston, Alabama, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Mike Bass
(m. 1973; div. 1987)
T. K. Wetherell
(m. 1988; died 2018)
James A. "Jim" Scott
(m. 2020)
[5]
Children
Blakely, Page (Mike Bass), Kent (former stepson, T. K. Wetherell), Stacy and Frank (stepchildren, James A. "Jim" Scott)
Alma mater
Auburn University (BS) Jacksonville State University (MS)
Awards
President's house honor 2019 FSU Torch Award 2022
Virginia Bass "Ginger" Wetherell (born May 15, 1947) is an American businesswoman and politician. She was a member of the Florida House of Representatives for the 2nd district between 1982 and 1988, then the first Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection from 1991-1998.
^"State's Environmental Chief to Resign". Orlando Sentinel. Jun 3, 1998. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^Hauserman, Julie. "Bush goes north for environmental chief". Tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
^"Our Campaigns - FL State House 002 Race - Nov 02, 1982".
^"Our Campaigns - FL State House 2 Race - Nov 04, 1986".
^Morgan, Lucy. "When relationships between two political parties were kinder and gentler". Floridaphoenix.com. Florida. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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