Paul Beckman
Paul Beckman is a former Republican member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing District 88 from 2010 to 2018.
Biography
Beckman earned his B.S. in education from Florida State. He held a teaching license in Alabama until 2002. At the time of his service in the state House, his professional experience included working as a practicing attorney for Capouano, Beckman & Russell LLC.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Beckman served on the following committees:
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| • Constitution, Campaigns and Elections, Vice chair |
| • Judiciary |
2011-2012
Beckman served on these committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:
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| • Constitution, Campaigns and Elections |
| • Judiciary |
Campaign themes
2010
Beckman's website highlighted the following campaign issues:[1]
- Opposes Constitutional Reform
- Excerpt: "Paul cannot support a new Constitution at this time. He also cannot in good faith allow the people who voted for a 62% pay raise to redo Alabama's Constitution."
- Opposes Gambling
- Excerpt: "Paul does not support gambling as it currently exists in the State and believes that bingo machines are little more than slot machines."
- Restore Trust in Government
- Excerpt: "Paul believes that the citizens of District 88 can't take much more abuse from our elected leaders. Join him in the fight to peacefully take back what is ours, our government."
- Supports Term Limits
- Excerpt: "Paul believes that before the state can have true ethics reform it must require term limits on members of the State Legislature. "
- Supports Gov. Riley in Opposing Illegal Bingo in Alabama
- Excerpt: "Paul Beckman supports the position taken by a citizen in District 88 in a letter to the editor of the Montgomery Advertiser expressing opposition to illegal bingo gambling in Alabama.. "After viewing Gov. Riley's State of the State speech, I am in total agreement with the issues he presented, especially those of opposition to 'slot machine bingo' in Alabama" wrote Mr. J.M. Jones of Autaugaville."
- Supports Pre-K
- Excerpt: "Paul believes that we must continue to build and properly fund a successful Pre-K program in Alabama. "
- Supports Transparent Government
- Excerpt: "Paul supports transparency in State Government -- a goal that can be achieved with a more robust Ethic Law."
- Opposes New Taxes
- Excerpt: "Paul does not support imposing new or higher taxes on the working people of Alabama in an effort to support bloated government bureaucracies that offer little accountability to taxpayers."
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
Paul Beckman did not file to run for re-election.
2014
Elections for the Alabama House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on July 15, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Incumbent Paul Beckman was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
2010
Beckman defeated incumbent Mac Gipson in the June 1 primary. He then ran uncontested in the November 2 general election.[6][7]
| Alabama House of Representatives, District 88 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
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 Paul Beckman (R)
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5,520 | |||
| Mac Gipson (R) | 3,665 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Paul Beckman endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election.[8]
Personal
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At the time of his service in the state House, Beckman and his wife, Linda, had one child.
Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 29.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues.
2017
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In 2017, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from February 7 through May 19.
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2016
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In 2016, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from February 2 through May 4. The Legislature held a special session from August 15 to September 7.
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2015
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In 2015, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from March 3 through June 4.
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2014
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In 2014, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 4.
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Recent news
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See also
- Alabama House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Alabama State Legislature
- Alabama state legislative districts
External links
- Paul Beckman's campaign website (Archived)
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Paul Beckman on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Paul Beckman's campaign website, Issues
- ↑ Alabama Democrats, "Qualified candidates for public office list," accessed February 27, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Republican Party, "State Senate," accessed February 27, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official Democratic Primary Results," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official Republican Primary Results," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ Alabama2010.com, "Alabama GOP primary results," accessed May 5, 2014 (dead link) (dead link)
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ Newt Gingrich 2012, "Newt 2012 Announces Alabama Leadership Team," March 12, 2012 (dead link)
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| Preceded by Mac Gipson |
Alabama House District 88 2010–2018 |
Succeeded by Will Dismukes |
