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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Paul Lepage Beckman
| office=Alabama State Representative<br> for District 88 (Autauga and Elmore counties)
| term_start=November 3, 2010
| term_end=
| preceded=Mac Gipson
| birth_date=1952
| birth_place=
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Linda Beckman
| children=Jamie Beckman
| alma_mater=Florida State University<br>
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
| occupation=[[Lawyer]]
| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
| residence=Prattville, [[Alabama]]
}}
'''Paul Lepage Beckman''' (born 1952) is a [[lawyer]] from Prattville, [[Alabama]], who since 2010 has represented District 91 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district is based in Autauga and Elmore counties in the south central portion of the state.
Beckman obtained a Bachelor of Science in education from Florida State University in the capital city of [[Tallahassee]], and his [[Juris Doctor]] degree from the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law at Faulkner University in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a partner in the firm Capouano, Beckman and Russell in Prattville. He is an instructor for the Alabama National Guard. He is a former coach of Dixie Youth Baseball and a member of the Civitan Club in Prattville. He is a member of the [[Roman Catholic]] men's organization, the Knights of Columbus. He sits on the finance committee for Saint Joseph's Catholic Church in Prattville. He and his wife, Linda, have one child.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/121550/paul-beckman#.We9uUrpFzb0|title=Paul Beckman's Biography|accessdate=October 24, 2017}}</ref><ref name=ballotpedia/>
In 2010, Beckman unseated in the Republican [[primary election]] the incumbent representative for District 88, Mac Gipson, 5,520 votes (60.1 percent) to 3,665 (39.9 percent). He was then unopposed in the November 2 [[general election]]. Four years later in 2014, he won his second legislative term without opposition in either the primary or the general election.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Beckman|title=Paul Beckman|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 24, 2017}}</ref>
Beckman is the vice chairman of the House Constitution, Campaigns, and Elections Committee and a member of the Judiciary Committee.<ref name=pvs/>
In 2013, Representative Beckman voted to establish health care standards for [[abortion]] facilities in Alabama. In 2014, he supported the bill to prohibit abortion after the detection of the heartbeat of the unborn child. He voted to permit display of the [[Ten Commandments]] on public property, a measure which passed the House, 77-19. He supported drug testing for certain recipients of the public welfare system. In 2015, Beckman sponsored legislation affirming the use of electrocution in executions. He voted to establish public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He supported the bill to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He supported the increase in the cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Beckman co-sponsored legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation abortions in Alabama. He supported an increase in funding for new prison facilities, a measure which passed the House, 52-33. In 2017, he opposed allowing midwives to practice in his state, a measure which still won House approval, 84-11. He supported reducing the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments, which passed the House, 72-29. He voted to bar judicial override of sentencing guidelines, a measure which passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/121550/paul-beckman#|title=Paul Beckman's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 24, 2017}}</ref>
==References==
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| name=Paul Lepage Beckman
| office=Alabama State Representative<br> for District 88 (Autauga and Elmore counties)
| term_start=November 3, 2010
| term_end=
| preceded=Mac Gipson
| birth_date=1952
| birth_place=
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Linda Beckman
| children=Jamie Beckman
| alma_mater=Florida State University<br>
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
| occupation=[[Lawyer]]
| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
| residence=Prattville, [[Alabama]]
}}
'''Paul Lepage Beckman''' (born 1952) is a [[lawyer]] from Prattville, [[Alabama]], who since 2010 has represented District 91 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district is based in Autauga and Elmore counties in the south central portion of the state.
Beckman obtained a Bachelor of Science in education from Florida State University in the capital city of [[Tallahassee]], and his [[Juris Doctor]] degree from the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law at Faulkner University in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a partner in the firm Capouano, Beckman and Russell in Prattville. He is an instructor for the Alabama National Guard. He is a former coach of Dixie Youth Baseball and a member of the Civitan Club in Prattville. He is a member of the [[Roman Catholic]] men's organization, the Knights of Columbus. He sits on the finance committee for Saint Joseph's Catholic Church in Prattville. He and his wife, Linda, have one child.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/121550/paul-beckman#.We9uUrpFzb0|title=Paul Beckman's Biography|accessdate=October 24, 2017}}</ref><ref name=ballotpedia/>
In 2010, Beckman unseated in the Republican [[primary election]] the incumbent representative for District 88, Mac Gipson, 5,520 votes (60.1 percent) to 3,665 (39.9 percent). He was then unopposed in the November 2 [[general election]]. Four years later in 2014, he won his second legislative term without opposition in either the primary or the general election.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Beckman|title=Paul Beckman|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 24, 2017}}</ref>
Beckman is the vice chairman of the House Constitution, Campaigns, and Elections Committee and a member of the Judiciary Committee.<ref name=pvs/>
In 2013, Representative Beckman voted to establish health care standards for [[abortion]] facilities in Alabama. In 2014, he supported the bill to prohibit abortion after the detection of the heartbeat of the unborn child. He voted to permit display of the [[Ten Commandments]] on public property, a measure which passed the House, 77-19. He supported drug testing for certain recipients of the public welfare system. In 2015, Beckman sponsored legislation affirming the use of electrocution in executions. He voted to establish public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He supported the bill to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He supported the increase in the cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Beckman co-sponsored legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation abortions in Alabama. He supported an increase in funding for new prison facilities, a measure which passed the House, 52-33. In 2017, he opposed allowing midwives to practice in his state, a measure which still won House approval, 84-11. He supported reducing the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments, which passed the House, 72-29. He voted to bar judicial override of sentencing guidelines, a measure which passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/121550/paul-beckman#|title=Paul Beckman's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 24, 2017}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beckman, Paul}}
[[Category:Alabama]]
[[Category:Lawyers]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Catholics]]
[[Category:Catholic Politicians]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]