US Congressman. He served in the United States House of Representatives from the 1st District of Alabama from January 3, 1985 to January 3, 2003. He attended the University of Alabama, Mobile campus, but left college early to serve in the United States Navy from 1952 to 1954. After his naval service, he went back to Mobile and worked in both the trucking and warehousing businesses. He was also active in the local Democratic Party. In 1970, he was elected to the Alabama State House of Representatives and served in this legislative body for the next eight years before being elected to the Alabama State Senate in 1978. His State Senate tenure lasted for the next six years before he decided to switch parties to run for a vacant seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1984. In 1982, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic Lieutenant Governor nomination. He, as a Republican, was successful in the 1984 general election and went on to serve for the next eighteen years before stepping down in 2002. During his House tenure, he served in several chairmanship positions. After leaving the House, he started his own lobbying firm.
US Congressman. He served in the United States House of Representatives from the 1st District of Alabama from January 3, 1985 to January 3, 2003. He attended the University of Alabama, Mobile campus, but left college early to serve in the United States Navy from 1952 to 1954. After his naval service, he went back to Mobile and worked in both the trucking and warehousing businesses. He was also active in the local Democratic Party. In 1970, he was elected to the Alabama State House of Representatives and served in this legislative body for the next eight years before being elected to the Alabama State Senate in 1978. His State Senate tenure lasted for the next six years before he decided to switch parties to run for a vacant seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1984. In 1982, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic Lieutenant Governor nomination. He, as a Republican, was successful in the 1984 general election and went on to serve for the next eighteen years before stepping down in 2002. During his House tenure, he served in several chairmanship positions. After leaving the House, he started his own lobbying firm.
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