John Knight

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John Knight
Alabama House of Representatives District 77
Incumbent
Assumed office 1992
Current term ends 2010
Political party	Democrat
Profession	Legislator
Website	House site

John Knight is a Democratic member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing the 77th district, Montgomery County. He was first elected in 1992 and is Chair of the Montgomery County Democratic Conference.

Knight currently works as Special Assistant to the President of Alabama State University, and previously worked as Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement.

He is on the Board of Directors of a number of organizations, including the Cleveland Avenue Young Men's Christian Association, Family Sunshine Center, Kershaw Young Men's Christian Association, Montgomery Improvement Association, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, and Southern Development Council, Incorporated.^[1]

Issue positions

Knight did not provide answers to the Alabama State Legislative Election 2006 National Political Awareness Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.^[2]

Committee assignments

• Government Appropriations Committee, Alabama House of Representatives (Chair)
• Montgomery County Legislation Committee, Alabama House of Representatives
• Public Safety Committee, Alabama House of Representatives
• Subcommittee on Allocations
• Subcommittee on Homeland Security

Elections

2010

See also: Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2010

Knight is running for re-election to the 77th District Seat in 2010. He has no opposition. The general election takes place on November 2, 2010.

2006

On November 7, 2006, Knight was re-elected to the 77th District Seat in the Alabama House of Representatives, running unopposed in the general election.^[3]

Knight raised $216,351 for his campaign.^[4]

Campaign donors

2006

In 2006, Knight collected $216,351 in donations.

Below are Knight's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2006 election:^[5]

Contributor	2006 total
AL State Employees Assoc	$27,728
FGA PAC	$16,000
Cosby Co	$15,000
AL Education Assoc	$10,000
AL Nursing Home Assoc	$8,500

External links

• Alabama Legislature - John Knight
• Project Vote Smart - John Knight
• State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
• Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2002, 1998

References

Political offices
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