Ryan DeGraffenried
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- See also: Ryan DeGraffenried, Sr.
| Ryan DeGraffenried, Jr. | |
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| In office April 22, 1993 – January 16, 1995 |
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| Governor | Jim Folsom, Jr. |
| Preceded by | Jim Folsom, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Don Siegelman |
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| In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Shelby |
| Succeeded by | William J. Cabaniss, Jr. |
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| Born | April 2, 1950 |
| Died | December 6, 2006 (age 56) Hoover, Alabama |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse | Sandra Sims-deGraffenried |
William Ryan deGraffenried, Jr. (born 1950 – died December 7, 2006) was an American politician who served as State Senator acting Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1993 to 1995.
DeGraffenried was a graduate of the University of Alabama and the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. He represented Tuscaloosa in the Alabama State Senate from 1978 until 1994 and served as the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, from 1987 until 1994.
After Governor H. Guy Hunt was removed from office due to criminal conviction, the Lieutenant Governor, Jim Folsom, Jr. became the new governor. deGraffenried, as the President Pro Tempore of the state Senate, became the Acting Lieutenant Governor. Despite the fact that he was not elected to the post, he is formally listed as a Lieutenant Governor of Alabama.
DeGraffenried ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor in 1994, losing Democratic primary to future Governor Don Siegelman. He then returned to practicing law in Tuscaloosa and later became a contract lobbyist.
His father, Ryan DeGraffenried, Sr., was also a notable Alabama politician.
He died in 2007, aged 56.
[edit] Electoral history
Alabama Senate (16th district), 1982
- Ryan DeGraffenried (D) (inc.) - 20,149 (100.00%)
Alabama Senate (21st district), 1983
- Ryan DeGraffenried (D) (inc.) - 7,164 (100.00%)
Alabama Senate (21st district), 1986
- Ryan DeGraffenried (D) (inc.) - 23,101 (100.00%)
Alabama Senate (21st district), 1990
- Ryan DeGraffenried (D) (inc.) - 24,445 (100.00%)
Lieutenant Governor of Alabama (Democratic primary), 1994
- Don Siegelman - 273,621 (38.62%)
- Ryan DeGraffenried (inc.) - 260,571 (36.78%)
- George Wallace, Jr. - 174,302 (24.60%)
Lieutenant Governor of Alabama (Democratic primary runoff), 1994
- Don Siegelman - 297,937 (57.32%)
- Ryan DeGraffenried (inc.) - 221,877 (42.68%)
Source: OurCampaigns.com DeGraffenried page
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| NAME | DeGraffenried, Ryan, Jr. |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Alabama State Senator from 16th and 21st districts |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1950 |
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| DATE OF DEATH | December 6, 2006 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Hoover, Alabama |
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