Dexter Grimsley | |
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Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 85th district | |
In office November 3, 2010 –November 10, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Locy Baker |
Succeeded by | Rick Rehm |
Personal details | |
Born | Abbeville,Alabama | November 11,1970
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Northwestern State University |
Dexter Grimsley (born November 11,1970) is an American politician who served as a Democrat in the Alabama House of Representatives from the 85th district from 2010 to 2022,representing Henry and Houston counties. [1] [2]
Grimsley worked as a state probation officer for 19 years,but after being re-elected to a second four-year term as state representative,was told he could not hold two state positions. He has said that he needed to have a second job to support his family financially and was only five years from retirement. [2]
Grimsley served three terms in the state legislature. He was unseated in 2022 when he was defeated in his bid for re-election by Republican candidate Rick Rehm. [3]
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