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'''Joe Knight''' (born [[October 27]], [[1954]] in Miami, Florida) is an attorney and nurse anesthetist. | '''Joe Knight''' (born [[October 27]], [[1954]] in Miami, Florida) is an attorney and nurse anesthetist and the Republican candidate for [[Jefferson County Commission]] [[Jefferson County Commission District 4|District 4]] in the [[2010 general election]]. | ||
Knight has an associates degree from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, a bachelor's degree from [[UAB]], and a law degree from the [[Birmingham School of Law]]. He ran unsuccessfully for [[Alabama State Senate]] in [[1998]] and for a circuit judgeship in [[2000]]. | Knight has an associates degree from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, a bachelor's degree from [[UAB]], and a law degree from the [[Birmingham School of Law]]. He ran unsuccessfully for [[Alabama State Senate]] in [[1998]] and for a circuit judgeship in [[2000]]. | ||
In [[2010]], Dixon was one of five candidates to qualify in the [[2010 primary elections|Republican primary]] to fill the | In [[2010]], Dixon was one of five candidates to qualify in the [[2010 primary elections|Republican primary]] to fill the Jefferson County Commission District 4 seat left open when four-term incumbent and Commission President [[Bettye Fine Collins]] decided not to run for re-election. Knight defeated [[Ronnie Dixon]] in a runoff to face [[Roy L. Wood, Jr]], who was unopposed in the Democratic primary. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Gray, Jeremy (May 20, 2010) "Campaign 2010: Jefferson County Commission District 4 candidates say they would negotiate on sewer debt." ''Birmingham News'' | * Gray, Jeremy (May 20, 2010) "Campaign 2010: Jefferson County Commission District 4 candidates say they would negotiate on sewer debt." ''Birmingham News'' | ||
* Wright, Barnett (July 8, 2010) "Campaign 2010: In Jefferson Commission District 4 race Ronnie Dixon, Joe Knight aim to replace Bettye Fine Collins after her 16-year stay." ''Birmingham News'' | * Wright, Barnett (July 8, 2010) "Campaign 2010: In Jefferson Commission District 4 race Ronnie Dixon, Joe Knight aim to replace Bettye Fine Collins after her 16-year stay." ''Birmingham News'' | ||
* Wright, Barnett (October 27, 2010) "Joe Knight, Roy Wood Jr. shaking hands, hunting votes for Jefferson County Commission District 4." ''Birmingham News'' | |||
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Revision as of 09:43, 27 October 2010
Joe Knight (born October 27, 1954 in Miami, Florida) is an attorney and nurse anesthetist and the Republican candidate for Jefferson County Commission District 4 in the 2010 general election.
Knight has an associates degree from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, a bachelor's degree from UAB, and a law degree from the Birmingham School of Law. He ran unsuccessfully for Alabama State Senate in 1998 and for a circuit judgeship in 2000.
In 2010, Dixon was one of five candidates to qualify in the Republican primary to fill the Jefferson County Commission District 4 seat left open when four-term incumbent and Commission President Bettye Fine Collins decided not to run for re-election. Knight defeated Ronnie Dixon in a runoff to face Roy L. Wood, Jr, who was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
References
- Gray, Jeremy (May 20, 2010) "Campaign 2010: Jefferson County Commission District 4 candidates say they would negotiate on sewer debt." Birmingham News
- Wright, Barnett (July 8, 2010) "Campaign 2010: In Jefferson Commission District 4 race Ronnie Dixon, Joe Knight aim to replace Bettye Fine Collins after her 16-year stay." Birmingham News
- Wright, Barnett (October 27, 2010) "Joe Knight, Roy Wood Jr. shaking hands, hunting votes for Jefferson County Commission District 4." Birmingham News