Luther Strange

Luther Strange, born on March first, nineteen fifty-three, is a prominent American lawyer and politician known for his significant contributions to Alabama's political landscape. He served as the United States Senator from Alabama from two thousand seventeen to two thousand eighteen, a position he was appointed to after Jeff Sessions vacated the seat upon his confirmation as U.S. Attorney General.

Before his tenure in the Senate, Strange held the office of the forty-seventh Attorney General of Alabama from two thousand eleven until two thousand seventeen. His political career began with a bid for public office in two thousand six, where he ran for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, defeating George Wallace Jr. in the Republican primary but ultimately losing to Democrat Jim Folsom Jr. in the general election.

In two thousand ten, Strange made a successful comeback by defeating incumbent Attorney General Troy King in the Republican primary and subsequently winning the general election against Democrat James Anderson. Following President Donald Trump's appointment of Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General in February two thousand seventeen, Governor Robert J. Bentley appointed Strange to fill the resulting vacancy in the Senate.

Strange's attempt to complete the Senate term in the special election saw him advance to the Republican primary runoff, where he faced former state judge Roy Moore. Ultimately, on December twelfth, two thousand seventeen, Doug Jones, the Democratic nominee and former U.S. attorney, was elected as his successor, defeating Moore in the special election.