Alfred Lawson, Jr.

This article is about the Florida State Senator. For the baseball and aviation promoter, see Alfred Lawson.
Alfred Lawson, Jr.
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 Episcopalian

Alfred "Al" Lawson Jr. (born September 21, 1948) 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.

2010 U.S. House campaign

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 U.S. House campaign

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 Southerland in the general election..

References

  1. ↑ Kam, Dara (2009-02-05). "Palm Beach Post Blogs: Area news, sports, entertainment, business & more". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
  2. ↑ Isenstadt, Alex (2010-08-25). "Rep. Allen Boyd holds on in Florida". Politico. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  3. ↑ Helgoth, Ali (2010-11-03). "Southerland defeats Boyd". The News Herald. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  4. ↑ "2010 General Election Results". Florida Division of Elections. 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2011-06-16.

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