Lucy Baxley
| Lucy Baxley | |
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| 20th President of the Alabama Public Service Commission |
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In office January 19, 2009 – January 21, 2013 |
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| Governor | Bob Riley |
| Preceded by | Jim Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh |
| 28th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama | |
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In office January 20, 2003 – January 15, 2007 |
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| Governor | Bob Riley |
| Preceded by | Steve Windom |
| Succeeded by | Jim Folsom |
| 37th Treasurer of Alabama | |
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In office January 16, 1995 – January 20, 2003 |
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| Governor |
Fob James Don Siegelman |
| Preceded by | George Wallace |
| Succeeded by | Kay Ivey |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Lucy Mae Bruner December 21, 1937 Pansey, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | October 14, 2016 (aged 78) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Bill Baxley (1974–1987) Jim Smith (1996-2016) |
| Children | Two |
| Alma mater | Auburn University |
| Religion | United Methodism |
Lucy Mae Bruner Baxley (December 21, 1937 – October 14, 2016) was an American politician who served from 2003 to 2007 as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. She was the first woman to hold the state's office of lieutenant governor. In 2006, she was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for governor.
Baxley was born Lucy Mae Bruner in 1937 near rural Pansey, located near the larger city of Dothan in Houston County in southeastern Alabama. Baxley attended Auburn University at Montgomery but did not graduate.
In 1994, Baxley was elected Alabama State Treasurer, in which capacity she pursued office modernization, including the first personal computers for staffers. She worked for expansion of the Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program. In 1998, Baxley was re-elected to that post. In 2002, Baxley defeated Bill Armistead in the election as elected lieutenant governor, having received more votes than either candidate for governor that year. She also served as a delegate to the 1996 Democratic National Convention, which met in Chicago to renominate the Clinton-Gore ticket, which lost in Alabama.
In 2005, Baxley announced plans to run for governor in 2006. Her main opponent in the primary was former Governor Don Siegelman. In large part because of Siegelman's indictment for bribery and racketeering, she was able to secure important endorsements from the Alabama Democratic Conference, the New South Coalition, and the Alabama State Employees Association. Despite running a relatively low-profile campaign, she coasted to a win in the primary election on June 6 with 60 percent of the vote. Baxley was an underdog in the general election, however, against incumbent Republican Bob Riley, trailing by as much as 30 points in some polls. Baxley proposed a raise in the minimum wage of $1 per hour, which generated some criticism from her opponents. She was heavily outspent in the campaign by Riley and pointed to Riley's receipt of large contributions from recipients of industrial development subsidies. Baxley lost to Riley, 58-42 percent.
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