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James Elisha Folsom Jr. ist ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 2007 bis 2011 Vizegouverneur des Bundesstaates Alabama. Von 1993 bis 1995 hatte er den Posten des Gouverneurs von Alabama inne, den zuvor sein Vater Jim Folsom bereits zweimal bekleidet hatte.
James Elisha 'Jim' Folsom Jr. (born May 14, 1949) is an American politician who was the 50th governor of Alabama from April 22, 1993, to January 16, 1995. He has also served as the lieutenant governor of Alabama on two occasions.
- Marsha Guthrie
- Bob Riley
- 1968–1970
- Democratic
Folsom Jr. ran for a full term as governor in 1994 but was defeated by Republican former Governor Fob James. He decided to re-enter state politics in 2006, qualified, and eventually won the lieutenant governor's position again; he served from 2007 to 2011.
James Folsom ist der Name folgender Personen: James Folsom senior (1908–1987), US-amerikanischer Politiker (Demokratische Partei) James Folsom junior (* 1949), US-amerikanischer Politiker (Demokratische Partei)
James E. Folsom Jr. (1949- ) became governor of Alabama in 1993 after Gov. Guy Hunt was convicted on a felony ethics charge. He was elected to three terms as lieutenant governor, in 1987, 1990, and 2007. Folsom is known for bringing a Mercedes-Benz plant to Alabama and for removing the Confederate flag from the state capital building.
In 1978 Jim Folsom, Jr., was elected a member of the Alabama Public Service Commission. During his first term in this position he was honored with the Outstanding Award in the Field of Utilities Legislation and also the Outstanding Communication Award of the Year.
Jim Folsom Jr. and Family. Jim Folsom Jr., his wife Marsha, and their children, Meghan and James III, in 1993. Folsom, who was the lieutenant governor, became governor in 1993 after Guy Hunt was convicted of ethics violations. He lost his bid for election to the office to Fob James. Courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
