Luther Strange | |||
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U.S. Senator from Alabama From: February 9, 2017 – January 3, 2018 | |||
Predecessor | Jeff Sessions | ||
Successor | Doug Jones | ||
Attorney General of Alabama From: January 17, 2011 – February 9, 2017 | |||
Predecessor | Troy King | ||
Successor | Steve Marshall | ||
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Party | Republican | ||
Spouse(s) | Melissa Strange | ||
Religion | Episcopalian[1] |
Luther Johnson Strange, III (born March 1, 1953), is a former interim United States Senator for the state of Alabama. He succeeded Jeff Sessions, when U.S. President Donald Trump named Sessions as the United States Attorney General.
As the previous Alabama Attorney General, Strange tried to weaken the state's tough anti-illegal immigrant laws.[2] Despite campaigning against "unfair trade deals," Strange helped pass the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement, which hurt many Alabamians.[3] In his Senate election campaign, Stange was supported by the GOP establishment, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, an Alabama native who represents Kentucky in the Senate, along with organizations such as the globalist Chamber of Commerce[4] and the establishment National Right to Life Committee.[5]
Strange sought the Republican nomination for his seat in the special runoff election on September 26, 2017. He faced conservative Roy Moore, a former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court who led in the balloting in the August primary. Despite massively outspending Moore in the primary,[6] Moore defeated Stange in the runoff.[7][8] Moore then faced the liberal Democrat Doug Jones, a former U.S. Attorney, in the December 12 special general election.
"Big Luther" is 6 feet 9 inches tall, making him the tallest U.S. Senator in history.[9]
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