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| − | '''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}}), served as a member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]], representing [[Alabama]]'s 5th congressional district, after getting elected by a 51%-48% margin. 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 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>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/22/rep-parker-griffith-switch-parties-republican/</ref> |
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| + | Griffith was defeated for renomination by attorney [[Mo Brooks]]. | ||
==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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[[Category: 111th United States Congress]] | [[Category: 111th United States Congress]] | ||
| − | [[Category: United States Representatives]] | + | [[Category: Former United States Representatives]] |
Revision as of 22:08, February 26, 2011
| 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), served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Alabama's 5th congressional district, after getting elected by a 51%-48% margin. 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 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.