Bob Riley (Alabama)
| Bob Riley | |
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| 52nd Governor of Alabama | |
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In office January 20, 2003 – January 17, 2011 |
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| Lieutenant |
Lucy Baxley Jim Folsom |
| Preceded by | Don Siegelman |
| Succeeded by | Robert Bentley |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Glen Browder |
| Succeeded by | Mike Rogers |
| Personal details | |
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Robert Renfroe Riley October 3, 1944 Ashland, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Patsy Adams |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama |
Robert Renfroe Riley (born October 3, 1944) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who was the 52nd Governor of Alabama from 2003 to 2011.
Riley was born in Ashland, Alabama, a small town in Clay County where his family ranched and farmed for six generations. Riley attended the University of Alabama, where he was a brother of Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity and graduated with a degree in business administration.
Riley was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996, defeating his Democratic opponent, State Senator T.D. "Ted" Little (Auburn, Ala.) and Libertarian John Sophocleus. It was his first run for elected office. He won by just over 6,000 votes to become only the second Republican to represent this district since Reconstruction. The first was Glenn Andrews, who held it from 1965 to 1967, when it was numbered as the 4th District.
Riley was reelected in 1998 with somewhat less difficulty, taking 58 percent of the vote over Democrat Joe Turnham. In 2000, he only faced a Libertarian candidate.
Riley did not run for re-election to the House in November 2002 (as a supporter of term limits, he imposed a three-term limit on himself), instead running for Governor of Alabama and defeating the Democratic incumbent by approximately 3,000 votes - the narrowest margin in the state's history for a gubernatorial race. The result was controversial, as the initial election night count showed a 2,000-plus vote victory for Riley's opponent, Don Siegelman.
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