William M. Beasley (born March 19, 1940) is an American politician from the state of

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. He is a Democratic member of the

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, representing the 28th district. Beasley graduated from

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in 1962. He was elected to the

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in 1998. After being consistently reelected, Beasley ran for the State Senate in 2010, and defeated fellow Democrat

Johnny Ford Johnny L. Ford (born August 23, 1942 in Midway, Alabama) is an American politician and mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama, and a former Alabama State Representative. Early life and education He was raised as a child and attended elementary school in T ...

. He succeeded Myron Penn, who did not seek reelection. He considered running for

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in the 2014 election. Beasley is from

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. His older brother is former

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Jere Beasley Jere Locke Beasley (born December 12, 1935) is an American attorney and politician; he served as acting governor of Alabama from June 5 to July 7, 1972. His law firm has been noted nationally for winning major awards for its clients; among them ...

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1940 births 21st-century American politicians Democratic Party Alabama state senators Auburn University alumni Living people Democratic Party members of the Alabama House of Representatives People from Clayton, Alabama {{Alabama-politician-stub

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