Susan D. Parker is an American Democratic politician

Politician

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 from Alabama

Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

. A resident of Rogersville

Rogersville, Alabama

Rogersville is a town in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 1,199.-History:...

, Parker was elected Alabama State Auditor

State auditor of Alabama

The State Auditor of Alabama is constitutionally required to make a full and complete report to the Governor of Alabama showing the receipts and disbursement of every character, all claims audited and paid out, and all taxes and revenues collected and paid into the treasury. The office also makes...

 in 1998 and served until 2002.

In 2002 Parker was the first woman in Alabama to be nominated for a Senate

United States Senate

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 seat when she defeated Julian L. McPhillips

Julian L. McPhillips

Julian L. McPhillips Jr is a U.S. Lawyer and was a candidate for Attorney General of Alabama in 1978. In 2002, McPhillips lost out in the Democratic nomination to challenge first-term Republican incumbent Jeff Sessions for a U.S. Senate seat in Alabama.-Early life:Julian McPhillips is the son of...

. But, she lost to incumbent

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 Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 Jeff Sessions

Jeff Sessions

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, winning 40% of votes against Sessions' 59%.

Parker did not seek reelection as State Auditor in 2002, and was succeeded in office by Republican Beth Chapman

Beth Chapman (politician)

Beth Killough Chapman . is an American politician from Alabama. A member of the Republican Party, she is currently the state's 51st secretary of state.-Personal:...

. Four years later, she was elected as a member of the Alabama Public Service Commission

Alabama Public Service Commission

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. She was defeated for re-election in 2010 by Republican, Terry L. Dunn

Terry L. Dunn

Terry Dunn, a native of Southside, Alabama, was elected to the Alabama Public Service Commission, PSC, in November 2010. A resident of Southside - and now Montgomery as well - Commissioner Dunn is married to the former Alicia Horne...

.

She was mentioned as a possible candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama in the 2010 election, but declined.

External links

• Brief Political Graveyard profile
• Commissioner Susan D. Parker at Project Vote Smart
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• Alabama's 2000 DNC delegates
• Alabama's 2004 DNC delegates