Jim McClendon | |
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Member of the Alabama Senate from the 11th district | |
In office November 5, 2014 –November 9, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jerry Fielding |
Succeeded by | Lance Bell |
Member of the AlabamaHouseofRepresentatives from the 50th district | |
In office 2002 –November 5,2014 | |
Preceded by | Marilyn Quarles |
Succeeded by | Jim Hill |
Personal details | |
Born | Mobile,Alabama | January 10,1943
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Ellen |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Birmingham–Southern College University of Houston |
Profession | Optometrist |
Jim McClendon (born January 10,1943) [1] is an American optometrist and politician. A Republican,he has served as a member of the Alabama State Senate from the 11th District since November 5,2014 and was previously a member of the Alabama House of Representatives,where he represented the 50th District from 2002 to 2014.
McClendon was born in Mobile,studied as an undergraduate at Birmingham Southern College, [2] and earned a bachelor's degree and a Ph.D. from the University of Houston. [1] He served in the United States Navy Medical Service Corps in Vietnam from 1968 to 1971. [1] [2]
After his military service,McClendon taught clinical optometry at the University of Alabama,Birmingham and then entered private practice. He has been president of the Alabama Optometric Association. [2]
In November 2002 McClendon defeated Democrat Marilyn Quarles in the 50th District for election to the Alabama House of Representatives; [3] he represented the district for three terms,until 2014. [4] In November 2014 he was elected to represent the 11th District in the State Senate, [5] and has held that position since January 2015;he was re-elected in 2018. [6]
In 2016 and 2019,he put forward a state lottery,a perennial legislative proposal that would require an amendment to the state constitution. [7] [8]
In May 2019,he voted for the Human Life Protection Act,which makes abortion a crime in the state at any stage in a pregnancy,with no exemptions for rape or incest. [9] Later that month,McClendon said on the Matt and Aunie morning radio show that cancer patients can just buy marijuana on the street if they need it. [10]
McClendon is married and lives on a farm in St. Clair Springs. [2]
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