Don Siegelman Politician

Don Eugene Siegelman (born February 24, 1946) is an American Democratic Party politician who held numerous offices in Alabama. He was the 51st Governor of Alabama for one term from 1999 to 2003, and to date is the last member of the Democratic Party to hold that office. Siegelman is also the only person in the history of Alabama to be elected to serve in all four of the top statewide elected offices: Secretary of State, Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor and Governor. He served in Alabama politics for 26 years.In 2006 Siegelman was convicted on corruption charges and sentenced to seven years in prison. Various former attorneys general and officials have contended that his prosecution was intentionally wrongful. On March 6, 2009, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld key bribery, conspiracy and obstruction counts against Siegelman and refused his request for a new trial. Siegelman is currently serving a 6.5 year sentence.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 24, 1946
Birth name	Don Eugene Siegelman
Birth place	Alabama , Mobile Alabama , United States
Religion	Catholic Church
Education	University of Alabama University of Oxford Georgetown University Law Center

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Office holder

governor	Fob James H. Guy Hunt George Wallace
office	26th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama 43rd Attorney General of Alabama 44th Secretary of State of Alabama
party	Democratic Party (United States)
successor	Steve Windom Bob Riley Glen Browder