Lee Busby

Lee Busby
Born 1956/1957 (age 60–61)[1]
Residence Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Alma mater University of Alabama
Political party Republican
Children 4

Lee Busby (born 1956 or 1957) is an American retired military officer and sculptor. He was a write-in candidate for the December 2017 U.S. Senate election in Alabama.

Military career

Busby is a native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He graduated from the University of Alabama and served in the United States Marine Corps.[2] He served in Iraq and was vice chief of staff to General John F. Kelly, among other posts.[3] In 2007 Busby was awarded the Legion of Merit in recognition of his work as deputy chief of staff, Marine Corps Forces Europe, in Europe and Africa.[4]

Busby retired in 2013 with the grade of colonel,[2] and as a defense contractor trained soldiers in Afghanistan.[3]

Sculpting

In retirement, Busby turned to sculpting. He specializes in clay portraits of American soldiers killed in war.[2][5][6]

Politics

On 27 November 2017, Busby announced a write-in candidacy for the 2017 Alabama Senate election, 15 days prior to election day.

Busby is a registered Republican[7] and described his political leanings as centrist. He opposes legal abortion under most circumstances, supports Republican tax proposals and repealing Obamacare, and voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 elections.[3]

Busby lost the election to Democrat Doug Jones. Busby and several other write-in candidates together received a total of 1.7% of votes.[8]

Personal life

Busby is divorced and has four children.[3]

Electoral history

General election results[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Doug Jones 673,896 50.0%
Republican Roy Moore 651,972 48.3%
Write-in Write-ins 22,852 1.7%
Total votes 1,348,720 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ↑ Abramson, Alana (November 27, 2017). "Roy Moore Has a New Challenger in the Alabama Senate Race". Time. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "This Retired Marine Colonel Is An Incredible Sculptor". Southern Living. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Scherer, Michael (27 November 2017). "Retired Marine colonel to launch Senate write-in campaign in Alabama". Washington Post. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Military News". The Tuscaloosa News. 4 March 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Marine seeks to honor fallen veteran with sculpture on college campus". Fox News. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. ↑ Enoch, Ed (7 November 2017). "Alabama unveiling bust of alumnus killed in Afghanistan". AP. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Persons, Sally (November 28, 2017). "Lee Busby, retired Marine, says he never supported Roy Moore, sees path to write-in victory". The Washington Times. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Canvass of Results for the Special General Election held on December 12, 2017" (PDF). Special Elections Official Results. Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  9. ↑ "2017 Official General Election Results without Write-In Appendix - 2017-12-28.pdf" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Who got the most write-in votes in Alabama's Senate race? Nick Saban makes top 7".
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