Ann Marie Bressington was born on 12 September 1955 and is an Australian politician.
11 Facts About Ann Bressington
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Ann Bressington was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council at the 2006 South Australian election as Nick Xenophon's running mate on his Independent No Pokies ticket.
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Ann Bressington's election was a surprise as it was not expected that two people on the ticket would be elected.
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Ann Bressington resigned from DrugBeat following her election to the Legislative Council, in order to avoid any potential conflict of interest over DrugBeat funding.
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However, Ann Bressington claimed the response from parents has been "overwhelmingly positive and supportive".
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On 30 August 2006, Ann Bressington discussed the possibility of introducing a bill to raise the legal drinking age in South Australia from 18 to 21.
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Ann Bressington claimed Xenophon demanded she contribute $50,000 towards his campaign expenses and had mismanaged campaign funds.
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Ann Bressington implied that he had made requests to State Treasury for illegal funding and said that he ignored her once she entered parliament.
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Ann Bressington questioned why Xenophon had avoided the media scrutiny that other politicians are subjected to, alleging that many of his core 'anti-politician' promises warranted further investigation.
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In October 2013, Bressington announced that she would be sponsoring the registration of Katter's Australian Party for the 2014 state election, at which it received a 0.1 percent upper house vote.
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Ann Bressington did not re-contest her seat at the 2014 state election.