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|party=[[Democrat]] (until 2009)<br/>[[Republican]] | |party=[[Democrat]] (until 2009)<br/>[[Republican]] | ||
|spouse=Virginia Griffith | |spouse=Virginia Griffith | ||
| − | |religion=Episcopalian | + | |religion=[[Episcopalian]] |
|offices= | |offices= | ||
{{Officeholder/representative | {{Officeholder/representative | ||
|state=Alabama | |state=Alabama | ||
|district=5th | |district=5th | ||
| − | |terms=January 3, 2009 – | + | |terms=January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
|preceded=Bud Cramer | |preceded=Bud Cramer | ||
|former= | |former= | ||
| − | |succeeded= | + | |succeeded=Mo Brooks |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Parker Griffith, M.D.''', born August 6, 1942 (age {{age|1942|08|06}}), | + | '''Parker Griffith, M.D.''', born August 6, 1942 (age {{age|1942|08|06}}), is a former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Alabama]]'s 5th congressional district, based about [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]]. He won his seat in 2008 by a margin of 51-48 percent. He served on the Committee on Science and Technology, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Small Business. Previously he was a member of the Alabama State Senate. |
| − | On December 22, 2009, | + | On December 22, 2009, Griffith switched his party affiliation from [[Democrat]] to [[Republican]]. "Our nation is at a crossroads and I can no longer align myself with a party that continues to pursue legislation that is bad for our country, hurts our economy, and drives us further and further into debt." <ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/22/rep-parker-griffith-switch-parties-republican/</ref> |
| − | He | + | Griffith was defeated for renomination by attorney [[Mo Brooks]], who then won the seat in the 2010 general election. |
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| + | He later switched back and ran as a Democrat for Governor of Alabama in 2014, losing to [[Robert J. Bentley]]. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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*[http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/412277_parker_griffith Open Congress] | *[http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/412277_parker_griffith Open Congress] | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Griffith, Parker}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Griffith, Parker}} | ||
| − | [[Category: 111th United States Congress]] | + | [[Category:111th United States Congress]] |
| − | [[Category: United States Representatives]] | + | [[Category:Former United States Representatives]] |
| + | [[Category:Alabama]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Democratic Party]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:55, April 9, 2019
| Parker Griffith | |||
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| U.S. Representative from Alabama's 5th Congressional District From: January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | |||
| Predecessor | Bud Cramer | ||
| Successor | Mo Brooks | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat (until 2009) Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Virginia Griffith | ||
| Religion | Episcopalian | ||
Parker Griffith, M.D., born August 6, 1942 (age 84), is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama's 5th congressional district, based about Huntsville. He won his seat in 2008 by a margin of 51-48 percent. He served on the Committee on Science and Technology, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Small Business. Previously he was a member of the Alabama State Senate.
On December 22, 2009, Griffith switched his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. "Our nation is at a crossroads and I can no longer align myself with a party that continues to pursue legislation that is bad for our country, hurts our economy, and drives us further and further into debt." [1]
Griffith was defeated for renomination by attorney Mo Brooks, who then won the seat in the 2010 general election.
He later switched back and ran as a Democrat for Governor of Alabama in 2014, losing to Robert J. Bentley.