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Kelvin Datcher
Kelvin Datcher is an American politician. He serves as a Democratic member of the Alabama House of Representatives for the 52nd district since winning a special election in October 2024. The district is based in the Birmingham-area and includes a section of the University of Alabama at Birmingham The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a public research university in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1969 and part of the University of Alabama System, UAB has grown to be the state's largest employer, with more than ... and parts of Fairfield and Homewood. References Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Democratic Party members of the Alabama House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Alabama Legislature {{Alabama-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rogers (Alabama Politician)
John Westley Rogers Jr. (born December 16, 1940) is an American politician from the state of Alabama. A member of the Democratic Party, Rogers served in the Alabama House of Representatives, representing the 52nd district. Early life Rogers is from Birmingham, Alabama. He has a bachelor's degree from Tennessee State University, a master's degree from the University of Alabama, and an associate's degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Political career Rogers was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1982. In 1988 he joined an effort to remove the Confederate flag from the Alabama Capitol building. Rogers personally opposes abortion but represented a district that supported abortion rights, and voted accordingly. Abortion comments controversy On May 1, 2019, Rogers stated during a filibuster in opposition to a bill challenging ''Roe v. Wade'', that would make performing or attempting to perform an abortion in Alabama a felony: “Some children are j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is a center-left political party in the United States. One of the major parties of the U.S., it was founded in 1828, making it the world's oldest active political party. Its main rival since the 1850s has been the right-wing Republican Party, and the two have since dominated American politics. The Democratic Party was founded in 1828 from remnants of the Democratic-Republican Party. Senator Martin Van Buren played the central role in building the coalition of state organizations which formed the new party as a vehicle to help elect Andrew Jackson as president that year. It initially supported Jacksonian democracy, agrarianism, and geographical expansionism, while opposing a national bank and high tariffs. Democrats won six of the eight presidential elections from 1828 to 1856, losing twice to the Whigs. In 1860, the party split into Northern and Southern factions over slavery. The party remained dominated by agrarian interests, contrasting with Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
