Don Siegelman
| Don Siegelman | |
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| 51st Governor of Alabama | |
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In office January 18, 1999 – January 20, 2003 |
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| Lieutenant | Steve Windom |
| Preceded by | Fob James |
| Succeeded by | Bob Riley |
| 26th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama | |
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In office January 16, 1995 – January 18, 1999 |
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| Governor | Fob James |
| Preceded by | Jim Folsom |
| Succeeded by | Steve Windom |
| 43rd Attorney General of Alabama | |
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In office January 19, 1987 – January 21, 1991 |
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| Governor | Guy Hunt |
| Preceded by | Charles Graddick |
| Succeeded by | Jimmy Evans |
| 44th Secretary of State of Alabama | |
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In office January 15, 1979 – January 17, 1987 |
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| Governor |
Fob James George Wallace |
| Preceded by | Agnes Baggett |
| Succeeded by | Glen Browder |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Donald Eugene Siegelman February 24, 1946 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lori Allen |
| Alma mater |
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Georgetown University University of Oxford |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Air National Guard |
| Years of service | 1968–1999 |
Donald Eugene Siegelman /ˈsiːɡəlmən/ (born February 24, 1946) is a former American Democratic Party politician who held numerous offices in Alabama. In 2006 Siegelman was convicted on Federal felony corruption charges and sentenced to seven years in Federal prison.
Siegelman was the 51st Governor of Alabama for one term from 1999 to 2003, and to date is the last member of the Democratic Party, as well as the only Roman Catholic, to hold that office. Siegelman is also the only person in the history of Alabama 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.
Following Siegelman's convictions, more than 100 former attorneys general and officials, both Democratic and Republican, have contended that his prosecution was marred by prosecutorial misconduct. 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. Siegelman is currently on supervised probation after being released from prison on February 8, 2017.
Siegelman was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama, the son of Catherine Andrea (née Schottgen) and Leslie Bouchet Siegelman, Sr. Siegelman is married to Lori Allen, and they have two children, Dana and Joseph. Siegelman is Catholic, and his wife Lori is Jewish; they raised their children in the Jewish faith. He has studied martial arts for decades and holds a black belt in World Oyama karate.
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