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James C. Fields Jr. is an American civil servant and minister in the United Methodist Church who served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 2008 until 2010. A native of Colony, Alabama, Fields was the first African American to be a candidate for elective office in Cullman County, Alabama, which is predominantly white.[1]
James C. Fields | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 12th district | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| Succeeded by | Mac Buttram |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Yvette Fields |
| Children | 7 |
| Education | Jacksonville State University |
James Fields grew up on his family's small farm in Colony. After graduating from Hanceville High School, he attended Jacksonville State University, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in law enforcement.
Subsequently, he served in the U.S. Marines, attending officer training at the Marine Corps Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and leaving with an honorable discharge.[2]
James Fields was elected as a Democratic member of the Alabama House of Representatives in a special election on January 29, 2008.[1] He was defeated for reelection in 2010 by fellow Methodist minister Mac Buttram.[3]
James Fields and his wife Yvette have seven children and 13 grandchildren.[4]
James Fields has worked for the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations for nearly three decades and is a minister at St. James United Methodist Church in Irondale, Alabama.[2]
In November 2013, James Fields announced that he would be a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama in the 2014 elections.[5] He ran in the Democratic primary uncontested and was defeated by incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mac Buttram | 9,062 | 54.10% | |
| Democratic | James C. Fields | 7,667 | 45.78% | |
| Write in | 20 | 0.12% | ||
| Total votes | 16,749 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kay Ivey (incumbent) | 738,090 | 63.23% | +11.76% | |
| Democratic | James C. Fields | 428,007 | 36.67% | −11.73% | |
| Write in | 1,146 | 0.01% | −0.12% | ||
| Total votes | 1,167,243 | 100% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
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