Tracy Estes | |
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Member of the AlabamaHouseofRepresentatives from the 17th district | |
Assumed office November 6, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Mike Millican |
Personal details | |
Born | John Tracy Estes June 20,1967 |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 2 |
John Tracy Estes is an American politician from the state of Alabama. He currently represents Alabama's 17th District in the Alabama House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party.
Estes graduated from the University of Alabama with a bachelor's degree in news editorial journalism in 1989. [1]
After graduating from the University of Alabama in 1989,Estes began working as an employee as the Tuscaloosa News. [2] After a year of working at the Tuscaloosa News,he took a new job with the Montgomery Advertiser Sports Department. [3] In 1991,he quit to take a news editor position at the Journal Record Newspaper,Marion County. He worked as an editor for 27 years before retiring to run for office. During his time as an editor,Estes became a member of the Marion County Republican Party. [4] Estes was also a member of the Alabama Association of School Boards Board of Directors and Winfield Chamber of Commerce. During his time as a legislator,Estes won the Legislative Award from the Alabama Association of School Boards Board of Directors. [5] Estes narrowly defeated his 2018 Republican primary opponent,Phil Segraves,by 139 votes [6] after being endorsed by the Conservation Alabama Action Fund. [7] Estes then ran unopposed and won the 2018 General Election with 98.8% of the vote. [8]
Estes is a member of the Education Policy, [9] Public Safety and Homeland Security, [10] and Children and Senior Advocacy Committees [11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tracy Estes | 4,293 | 44.1% | |
Republican | Phil Segraves | 3,062 | 31.4% | |
Republican | David Hall | 2,389 | 24.5% | |
Total votes | 9,744 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tracy Estes | 3,871 | 50.9% | |
Republican | Phil Segraves | 3,732 | 49.1% | |
Total votes | 7,603 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tracy Estes | 12,158 | 98.8% | |
Write-in | 151 | 1.2% | ||
Total votes | 12,309 | 100.0% |
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