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'''Gregory L. Albritton''', known as '''Greg Albritton''' (born c. 1952), is a [[lawyer]] from Conecuh County in south [[Alabama]], who has since 2015 represented District 22 in the Alabama State Senate. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses all or parts of eight counties: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, and Washington.

'''Gregory L. Albritton''', known as '''Greg Albritton''' (born c. 1952), is a [[lawyer]] from Conecuh County in south [[Alabama]], who has since 2015 represented District 22 in the Alabama State Senate. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses all or parts of eight counties: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, and Washington.

Albritton was born in Nokomis in Escambia County northeast of Mobile, Alabama. A member of the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]], Albritton formerly resided in [[Utah]], where he graduated in Ogden from Weber State University. he obtained his legal credentials from the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, affiliated with Faulkner University in the capital city of [[Montgomery]], Alabama. He is a former commanding officer of the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Mobile, Alabama. He is a certified [[real estate]] appraiser and a former municipal judge in Evergreen in Conecuh County. He represented District 64 in the Alabama House of Representatives while residing in Conecuh County from 2002 until his defeat in 2006.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/15990/greg-albritton#.Wei1nLpFzb0|title=Greg Albritton's  Biography|accessdate=October 19, 2017}}</ref>

Albritton was born in Nokomis in Escambia County northeast of Mobile, Alabama. A member of the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]], Albritton formerly resided in [[Utah]], where he graduated in Ogden from Weber State University. he obtained his legal credentials from the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, affiliated with Faulkner University in the capital city of [[Montgomery]], Alabama. He is a former commanding officer of the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Mobile. He is a certified [[real estate]] appraiser and a former municipal judge in Evergreen in Conecuh County. He represented District 64 in the Alabama House of Representatives while residing in Conecuh County from 2002 until his defeat in 2006.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/15990/greg-albritton#.Wei1nLpFzb0|title=Greg Albritton's  Biography|accessdate=October 19, 2017}}</ref>

In the Republican [[primary]] runoff election on July 15, 2014, Albritton defeated intra-party rival Harry D'Olive, Jr. The [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] George M. "Marc" Keahey withdrew from the race prior to the Democratic primary, and party leaders tapped Susan Smith to oppose Albritton in the November 4 [[general election]]. Albritton then defeated Smith to claim the Senate seat, 23,162 (67.2 percent) to 11,275 (32.7 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Greg_Albritton|title=Greg Albritton|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 19, 2017}}</ref>

In the Republican [[primary]] runoff election on July 15, 2014, Albritton defeated intra-party rival Harry D'Olive, Jr. The [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] George M. "Marc" Keahey withdrew from the race prior to the Democratic primary, and party leaders tapped Susan Smith to oppose Albritton in the November 4 [[general election]]. Albritton then defeated Smith to claim the Senate seat, 23,162 (67.2 percent) to 11,275 (32.7 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Greg_Albritton|title=Greg Albritton|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 19, 2017}}</ref>