Pete Turnham
Pete Turnham was born in Penton, Alabama, United States on January 1st, 1921 and is the American Politician. At the age of 98, Pete Turnham biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Turnham started off his political career as a member of the Lee County School Board, from which he served from 1955 to 1958. In 1958 he was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives, representing Lee County (district 79), as a Democrat. He would serve until 1998, with his 40 years being the longest in the state's history. He was known for introducing legislation regarding education and agriculture, and upon completion of his term was bestowed the term "Dean of the Alabama Legislature" in recognition of his long service in a resolution. During his time he also served, among many, on the Education Committee and as Vice-Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.
During his legislative term, he also served as president of Alabama Contract Sales. He was also associated with the Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture and Phi Delta Kappa Honor Society of Education. He was recognized by his alma mater, Auburn University, in 1998 with the Legislative Action Network with its first ever Legislative Tiger Award. In 2003, he was honoured by the Alabama Agricultural Hall. The Alabama Association for Public Continuing and Adult Education's Pete Turnham Scholarship is named after him.