Trip Pittman | |
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Member of the Alabama Senate from the 32nd district | |
In office 2007–2018 | |
Preceded by | Bradley Byrne |
Succeeded by | Thomas Christopher Elliott |
Personal details | |
Born | Lee Pittman June 22,1960 Birmingham,Alabama,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Lynn |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (BS) |
Lee "Trip" Pittman [1] (born 1960) is an American politician from the state of Alabama. He was a Republican member of the Alabama Senate,representing the 32nd district. [2]
Pittman was born in Birmingham,Alabama,and his hometown is Montrose. [3] He earned a B.S. in commerce and business administration from the University of Alabama in 1982. He is a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. [4]
He won a special election on October 16,2007,to replace former Alabama state senator Bradley Byrne. Pittman was re-elected in November 2010. [4] He served as a delegate for the 2012 Ron Paul presidential campaign. [5]
In 2017,Pittman ran in the Republican primary to fill the vacancy for Jeff Sessions' U.S. Senate seat which became vacant when Sessions became United States Attorney General. [6] Pittman did not receive enough votes to enter the run-off election and endorsed former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore. [7]
Pittman owns a company that makes and sells tractors in Daphne. He and his wife Lynn have three children. He is a member of the United Methodist Church in Fairhope. [3] [4]