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 NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
defeated Roy Moore NERFINISHED
educatedAt Cumberland School of Law NERFINISHED
University of Alabama NERFINISHED
electedIn 2017 United States Senate special election in Alabama NERFINISHED
endTime 2021-01-03
familyName Jones
givenName Gordon NERFINISHED
hasChild three children
hasSpouse Louise Jones NERFINISHED
legalSpecialty criminal law
memberOf United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
name Doug Jones NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
positionHeld United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama NERFINISHED
United States Senator
precededBy Luther Strange NERFINISHED
prosecuted Ku Klux Klan members involved in the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing NERFINISHED
ranForOffice United States Senate from Alabama NERFINISHED
religion Baptist
represented Alabama NERFINISHED
residence Birmingham, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
startTime 2017-01-03
stateOfBirth Alabama NERFINISHED
succeededBy Tommy Tuberville NERFINISHED
workLocation Birmingham, Alabama NERFINISHED

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Tommy Tuberville precededBy Doug Jones
Zora Folley notableOpponent Doug Jones