Lesley Vance (American politician)

Lesley Vance (October 23, 1939 – November 3, 2015) was an American politician.

Lesley Vance
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
from the 80th district
In office
2006–2015
Succeeded byChris Blackshear
Personal details
Born(1939-10-23)October 23, 1939
Phenix City, Alabama, U.S.
DiedNovember 3, 2015(2015-11-03) (aged 76)
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (2010–2015)
Democratic (1994–2010)
ProfessionFuneral director, former coroner

Born in Phenix City, Alabama, Vance owned a funeral home. He served as county commissioner for Russell County, Alabama and was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1994 to his death in 2015. He was a member of the Democratic Party but switched to the Republican Party about two weeks after the November, 2010 general election.[1][2]

Vance died at a hospice in Columbus, Georgia on November 3, 2015 from colon cancer at the age of 76.[3][4]

References

  1. "Lesley Vance". Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  2. Profile, legislature.state.al.us; accessed November 4, 2015.
  3. Alabama lawmaker Lesley Vance dies at 76 Archived 2015-11-06 at the Wayback Machine, wsfa.com; accessed November 4, 2015.
  4. http://www.wltz.com/story/30439818/family-and-friends-remember-rep-lesley-vance
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