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Trip Pittman
American politician (born 1960) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lee "Trip" Pittman[1] (born 1960) is an American politician from the state of Alabama. He was a Republican member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 32nd district.[2]
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Early life and education
Pittman was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and his hometown is Montrose.[3] He earned a B.S. in commerce and business administration from the University of Alabama in 1982. He is a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon.[4]
Political career
He won a special election on October 16, 2007, to replace former Alabama state senator Bradley Byrne. Pittman was re-elected in November 2010.[4] He served as a delegate for the 2012 Ron Paul presidential campaign.[5]
In 2017, Pittman ran in the Republican primary to fill the vacancy for Jeff Sessions' U.S. Senate seat which became vacant when Sessions became United States Attorney General.[6] Pittman did not receive enough votes to enter the run-off election and endorsed former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore.[7]
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Personal life
Pittman owns a company that makes and sells tractors in Daphne. He and his wife Lynn have three children. He is a member of the United Methodist Church in Fairhope.[3][4]
References
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