| Alfred Lawson, Jr. | |
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| Member of the Florida Senate from the 6th district | |
| In office 2001 -2011 | |
| Succeeded by | Bill Montford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 21, 1948 Tallahassee, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Delores Brooks |
| Residence | Tallahassee, Florida |
| Alma mater | Florida A&M University, Florida State University |
| Profession | insurance |
| Religion | Episcopal |
Alfred "Al" Lawson Jr. is a former Democratic member of the Florida Senate, who represented the 6th District from 2000 through 2010. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1982 through 2000.
Lawson received his bachelor's degree from Florida A&M University, and his Master of Public Administration from Florida State University.
Lawson ran for the Democratic nomination in Florida's 2nd congressional district in 2010, challenging seven-term incumbent Allen Boyd.[1] Lawson narrowly lost to Boyd in the Democratic primary,[2] and Boyd lost to Republican newcomer Steve Southerland in the general election by more than 12 percentage points.[3][4]. Lawson is running again for that seat in 2012, and will face Blue Dog-endorsed state Rep. Leonard Bembry.
See also[]
- United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2010#District 2*
References[]
- ↑ Kam, Dara (2009-02-05). "Palm Beach Post Blogs: Area news, sports, entertainment, business & more". The Palm Beach Post. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/floridapolitics/entries/2009/02/05/lawson_to_challenge_boyd_for_c.html. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ↑ Isenstadt, Alex (2010-08-25). "Rep. Allen Boyd holds on in Florida". Politico. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0810/41436.html. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
- ↑ Helgoth, Ali (2010-11-03). "Southerland defeats Boyd". The News Herald. http://www.newsherald.com/news/tallahassee-88281-boyd-career.html. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
- ↑ "2010 General Election Results". Florida Division of Elections. 2010-11-03. http://enight.dos.state.fl.us/DetailRpt.Asp?ELECTIONDATE=11/2/2010&RACE=USR&PARTY=&DIST=002&GRP=&DATAMODE=. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
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