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'''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. 

'''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/> 

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 the capital city of [[Montgomery]], 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>

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>