Don Siegelman
Governor of Alabama from 1999 to 2003 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Donald Eugene Siegelman (/ˈsiːɡəlmən/ SEE-gəl-mən; born February 24, 1946) is an American politician who was the 51st governor of Alabama from January 18, 1999 to January 20, 2003. A member of the Democratic Party, as of 2024, Siegelman is the last Democrat, as well as the only Catholic, to serve as Governor of Alabama to date.
Don Siegelman | |
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51st Governor of Alabama | |
In office January 18, 1999 – January 20, 2003 | |
Lieutenant | Steve Windom |
Preceded by | Fob James |
Succeeded by | Bob Riley |
26th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama | |
In office January 16, 1995 – January 18, 1999 | |
Governor | Fob James |
Preceded by | Jim Folsom |
Succeeded by | Steve Windom |
43rd Attorney General of Alabama | |
In office January 19, 1987 – January 21, 1991 | |
Governor | Guy Hunt |
Preceded by | Charles Graddick |
Succeeded by | Jimmy Evans |
44th Secretary of State of Alabama | |
In office January 15, 1979 – January 17, 1987 | |
Governor | Fob James George Wallace |
Preceded by | Agnes Baggett |
Succeeded by | Glen Browder |
Personal details | |
Born | Donald Eugene Siegelman (1946-02-24) February 24, 1946 (age 78) Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Lori Allen (m. 1980) |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Alabama (BA) Georgetown University (JD) University of Oxford |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1968–1969 |
Unit | Air National Guard |
Siegelman is the only person in Alabama's history to be elected to serve in all four of the top statewide elected offices: Secretary of State, Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor and Governor. He served in Alabama politics for 26 years.[1]
In 2006, Siegelman was convicted on federal felony corruption charges and sentenced to seven years in federal prison.[1][2] Following the trial, however, many questions were raised by both Democrats and Republicans about allegations of prosecutorial misconduct in his case.[3][4][5] On March 6, 2009, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld key bribery, conspiracy and obstruction counts against Siegelman and refused his request for a new trial.[citation needed]
In October 2015, more than 100 former attorneys general and officials, both Democratic and Republican, contended that his prosecution was marred by prosecutorial misconduct; they have petitioned the United States Supreme Court to review the case.[6] Siegelman was released from prison on February 8, 2017, and was on supervised probation until June 2019.[7][8]