Lowell Barron

Lowell Barron
President pro tempore
of the Alabama Senate
In office
January 12, 1999 – January 9, 2007
Preceded byDewayne Freeman
Succeeded byHinton Mitchem
Member of the Alabama Senate
from the 8th district
In office
November 3, 1982 – November 3, 2010
Preceded byJames LeMaster
Succeeded byShadrack McGill
Personal details
Born
Lowell Ray Barron

(1942-04-22) April 22, 1942 (age 82)
Jackson County, Alabama
Political partyDemocratic
EducationAuburn University (BS)
Profession

Lowell Ray Barron is a former Democratic politician, businessman who was a member of the Alabama Senate, and represented the 8th District from 1982 to 2010. He was elected President Pro Tem of the Alabama Senate from 1999 to 2007, and after having serving seven terms in the state Senate, was defeated by 628 votes in the 2010 general election by Republican Shadrack McGill.[1] Alabama's 8th Senate district includes all of Jackson County and parts of DeKalb and Madison Counties.

  1. ^ From speed traps to The Punch, Lowell Barron had colorful career in Senate (with punch video) - Gattis, Paul; AL.com; 23 April 2013 - Brief synopsis of political history