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While serving as state representative, Boman ran in the Democratic primary for Alabama's 4th congressional district , held by incumbent Republican U.S. Congressman Robert Aderholt in the 2012 congressional elections. [21] Boman defeated Rick Neighbors in the Democratic primary and went on to face Aderholt in the general election. [22]

Prior to the general election, Boman made a post on Facebook that implied Aderholt and his entire congressional staff were gay, though the post did not mention Aderholt by name. Boman initially defended the post, saying that his campaign staff "posed a hypothetical question". [23] At the time of the post, the Alabama Political Reporter called the incident "a new low in politics". [24] Aderholt's campaign spokesman responded by saying "when someone is making a fool of himself, we hate to interrupt". [23] Boman later told AL.com in 2023 that he regretted making the post, calling it a "horrible mistake" and stating that he had called Aderholt's office to apologize "a couple of years later". [25]

Boman lost in the general election to Aderholt, who received 74% of the vote to Boman's 26% in a landslide result. [26]

2018 State Senate election

Boman returned to the Republican Party in 2018 [27] and announced his intention to run as a Republican in the primary for the Alabama Senate's sixth district, challenging incumbent Larry Stutts. [28] Boman was removed from the ballot, as the Alabama Republican Party bylaws forbade any candidate who ran against a Republican in the last six years to be on the Republican ballot. [27] [29]

2024 Congressional election

In the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, Boman launched a candidacy in the Republican primary for Alabama's 5th congressional district , challenging incumbent representative Dale Strong. [30] Although Boman lives outside of the fifth congressional district, candidates are not required to be residents of their district. [27] Boman faced a ballot challenge from within the Alabama Republican Party for this election, which was adjudicated by the party's Candidate Committee. [31] Boman was officially removed from the ballot in December 2023. [32]

After his tenure in the Alabama House of Representatives, Boman was placed on an interim suspension by the Alabama State Bar in 2018. [33] After Boman sued Samsung in the small claims court of Marion County, Alabama, it was revealed that Boman had engaged in a phone call with Samsung customer service in which he used a racial slur and misogynistic language, in addition to making a threat against a Samsung customer service representative. [34] The incident eventually led to Boman being suspended from practicing law for two years in 2019. [34] Boman was initially required to serve only 90 days of the suspension, and was placed on probation for the rest of the suspension period, due to the time served during the interim suspension in 2018. [33] Boman later expressed regret for the incident and apologized, saying that he did not hold racist or sexist views. [34]

However, in January 2020, the Disciplinary Commission of the state bar revoked Boman's probation. [35] In June 2020, Boman was arrested in Lamar County, Alabama, on charges of theft, stemming from allegations that he had used $140,000 from an estate for his own personal use. [1] Boman was fully disbarred that year, which he said was related to the theft case. Boman was indicted in November 2021 and pled not guilty to the charges in April 2022; the case is still pending as of November 2023. [25]

Personal life

Boman is married to his wife Fallon Boman; the couple have three children together. [22] Boman was a resident of Sulligent, Alabama, during his time in the Alabama House of Representatives. [3] Boman resided in Winfield, Alabama, by 2020. [25]

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Daniel H. Boman
Member of the AlabamaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 16th district
In office
January 12, 2011 –January 12, 2015