Alfred Lawson, Jr.
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| Alfred Lawson, Jr. | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 5th district |
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| Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Corrine Brown |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 6th district 3rd (2000-2002) |
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| In office November 7, 2000 – November 2, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Pat Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Bill Montford |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 8th district 9th (1982-1992) |
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| In office November 2, 1982 – November 7, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Redistricted |
| Succeeded by | Curtis Richardson |
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| Born | September 23, 1948 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Delores Brooks |
| Residence | Tallahassee, Florida |
| Alma mater | Florida A&M University, Florida State University |
| Profession | Insurance |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
| Website | House website |
Alfred "Al" Lawson Jr. (born September 21, 1948) is an American politician who is the U.S. Representative for Florida's 5th congressional district and is a member of the Democratic Party. He is also a former member of the Florida Senate, who represented the 6th District from 2000 through 2010. Before that 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.
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U.S. House campaigns
2010
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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]
2012
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Lawson ran again for the seat in 2012, and won the Democratic nomination against Blue Dog-endorsed state Rep. Leonard Bembry. He lost to incumbent Republican nominee Steve Southerland in the general election.
2016
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A lawsuit challenging the Florida congressional district map radically changed the 5th district. For the past quarter century, the district and its predecessors had covered most of the majority-black precincts from Jacksonville to Orlando. The new map, however, changed the district to an east-west configuration stretching from Tallahassee to downtown Jacksonville. Lawson announced he would run on December 15, 2015, setting up a battle against Corrine Brown, the only congresswoman the district had known since its creation in 1993.[5]
On paper, the district's demographics appeared to be against Lawson. While the district now included most of Tallahassee, the capital and its suburbs only accounted for 32 percent of the district's population, while the Jacksonville area accounted for 61 percent.[6] However, his bid received a significant boost in July 2016, when Brown was indicted on federal corruption charges.[7] He defeated Brown in the Democratic primary—the real contest in this heavily Democratic district—on August 30, 2016. He then defeated Republican Glo Smith in the general election on November 8 with 64% of the vote.[8]
U.S. House of Representatives
Tenure
Rep. Lawson was sworn in on January 3, 2017.
Committee assignments
References
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External links
- Al Lawson for Congress official campaign website
- Profile at Project Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 5th congressional district 2017–present |
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- Florida Democrats
- 1948 births
- Florida State University alumni
- Living people
- Florida A&M University alumni
- 21st-century American politicians
- African-American members of the United States House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Florida
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
