Doug Jones

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Doug Jones is an American attorney and Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Alabama and gained national prominence for prosecuting Ku Klux Klan members involved in the 1963 Birmingham church bombing.

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instanceOf United States Senator
human
politician
appointedBy Bill Clinton
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
defeated Roy Moore
educatedAt Cumberland School of Law
University of Alabama
electedIn 2017 United States Senate special election in Alabama
endTime 2021-01-03
familyName Jones
givenName Gordon
hasChild three children
hasSpouse Louise Jones
legalSpecialty criminal law
memberOf United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
name Doug Jones
notableFor being the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama in 25 years
civil rights prosecutions related to the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
notableWork prosecution of Bobby Frank Cherry for the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
prosecution of Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. for the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
occupation attorney
politician
prosecutor
placeOfBirth Fairfield, Alabama, United States
linked to: Fairfield, Alabama
positionHeld United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama
United States Senator
precededBy Luther Strange
prosecuted Ku Klux Klan members involved in the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
ranForOffice United States Senate from Alabama
religion Baptist
represented Alabama
residence Birmingham, Alabama, United States
sexOrGender male
startTime 2017-01-03
stateOfBirth Alabama
succeededBy Tommy Tuberville
workLocation Birmingham, Alabama

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