Alan Heflin | |
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Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 31st district | |
In office January 1984 –January 1992 | |
Preceded by | John Edwin Lee |
Succeeded by | Terry C. Burton |
Personal details | |
Born | Birmingham,Alabama | October 1,1939
Died | September 7,2015 75) Morton,Mississippi | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Alan Michael Heflin (October 1,1939 - September 7,2015) was an American Democratic politician from Mississippi. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1984 to 1992.
Alan Michael Heflin was born on October 1,1939,in Birmingham,Alabama. [1] [2] He was the son of Ralph and Mildred Heflin. [1] [2] Alan graduated from John Carroll Catholic High School in 1957. [1] [2] Heflin then attended Saint Mary's College and Saint Bernard's College and received a degree in philosophy from the latter. [1] [2] After graduating,Heflin worked at Campbell's Soup Company in Birmingham,Alabama. [1] [2] He moved with his family to Forest,Mississippi,in 1968. [1] [2]
From 1984 to 1988,Heflin represented the 31st district as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate. [1] [2] [3] He was re-elected and also served from 1988 to 1992. [1] [2] While in the Senate,Heflin was the chairman of the Senate's Fees,Salaries,and Administration Committee. [1]
Heflin died on September 7,2015,in Morton,Mississippi. [1] [2]
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