Paul Aizley (; February 16, 1936 – April 16, 2023) was an American politician who represented District 41 in the

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for three terms, from 2009 to 2014. Aizley was the Assembly's

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during his third term, from 2013 to 2014.

Education

Aizley attended the

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, earned his BA from

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, his MS from the

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, and his

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from

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Elections

* 2008: When Democratic Assemblyman David Parks ran for

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and left the House District 41 seat open, Aizley won the three-way August 12 Democratic Primary with 723 votes (71.44%), and won the three-way November 4 General election with 7,675 votes (62.21%) against Republican nominee Tim Rowland and Independent American candidate Kenneth Rex. * 2010: Aizley was unopposed for the June 8 Democratic Primary and won the November 2 General election with 4,950 votes (56.69%) against Republican nominee Jan Porter. * 2012: Aizley was unopposed for the June 12 Democratic Primary and won the November 6 General election with 11,680 votes (54.19%) against Republican nominee Phil Regeski. * 2014: Aizley was defeated for reelection to the Assembly by Republican Victoria A. Dooling by a vote of 5,829 (55.72%) to 4,632 (44.28%). * 2016: Aizley is running for reelection to the Assembly from District 41.

References

External links

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Biography
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Financial information (state office)
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