Bobby D. Singleton (born March 25, 1962) is an American politician who is currently a Democratic member of the

Alabama Senate The Alabama State Senate is the upper house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama. The body is composed of 35 members representing an equal number of districts across the state, with each district con ...

, representing the 24th District since a special election in January 2005. Previously he was a member of the

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from 2002 through 2005.

Biography

Born in

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, Singleton received a B.S. degree in

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from

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and a J.D. from Miles Law School. He is a member of the Greenleaf Missionary Baptist Church in Greensboro. Singleton is the former chairman of the Alabama Legislative Black Caucus as well as Minority Whip of the Democratic caucus.

Controversy

On July 1, 2010, Singleton was arrested for blocking the entrance to Greenetrack gambling hall in Eutaw, Alabama. He was blocking members of Alabama Governor

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's Task Force on Illegal Gambling from entering the facility; which was a violation of a state Supreme Court order to re-enter and re-secure the site. Fifteen others were arrested including Greenetrack's CEO.

References

External links

Alabama State Legislature: Senator Bobby Singleton
- official government website
Project Vote Smart - Senator Bobby D. Singleton (AL)
profile *''Follow the Money'' - Bobby D. Singleton
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campaign contributions
Political profile at Bama Politics
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