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REGION: North America
TOPIC: Politics
Online NewsHour
Vote 2006
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IN THE NEWS
Race: Alabama Governor
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Lucy BaxleyBob Riley
Lucy BaxleyBob Riley
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
Lieutenant governor of AlabamaGovernor of Alabama
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
N/Awon 49.2 percent of the vote, defeating Don Seigelman
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Alabama treasurer, 1994-2002; first woman to be elected Alabama lieutenant governor, 2002-presentAshland City Council 1972-76; U.S. House 1996-2002
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
N/AN/A
PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
Real estate agent; county government employee; executive assistant to the attorney general of AlabamaRancher; owner of an egg and poultry company and Midway Transit
BORNBORN
Houston County, Ala.October 3, 1944 in Clay County, Ala.
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
N/AB.A. in business from the University of Alabama, 1965
FAMILYFAMILY
Married to Jim Smith; has two children Married to Patsy Riley
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.lucybaxley.com www.bobrileyforgovernor.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
www.ltgov.state.al.uswww.governor.state.al.us

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