Bobby D. Singleton is a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

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 member of the Alabama Senate

Alabama Senate

The Alabama State Senate is the upper house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama. The body is composed of 35 members representing an equal amount of districts across the state, with each district containing at least 127,140 citizens...

, representing the 24th District since a special election in January 2005. Previously he was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives

Alabama House of Representatives

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 from 2003 through 2005.

Singleton received a B.S. degree from Alabama State University

Alabama State University

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 and a J.D.

Juris Doctor

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 from Miles Law School

Miles Law School

Miles Law School is a state accredited law school located in Birmingham, Alabama. It is independent of Miles College.Miles Law School was founded on August 26, 1974. Among the founders were Bishop C. A. Kirkendoll of the C.M.E. Church, Dr. W. Clyde Williams, former president of Miles College,...

. He is a member of the Greenleaf Missionary Baptist Church in Greensboro.

On July 1, 2010, Singleton was arrested for blocking the entrance to Greenetrack gambling hall in Greensboro, Alabama

Greensboro, Alabama

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. He was blocking members of Alabama Governor Bob Riley

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's Task Force on Illegal Gambling from entering the facility; which was a violation of a state Supreme Court order to re-enter and re-secure the site. Fifteen others were arrested including Greenetrack's CEO.

External links

• Alabama State Legislature: Senator Bobby Singleton - official government website
• Project Vote Smart - Senator Bobby D. Singleton (AL) profile
• Follow the Money - Bobby D. Singleton: 2006 2002 campaign contributions