Parker Griffith (D)

About The Candidate

Education

  • Louisiana State University, BA
  • Louisiana State University, MD

A Louisiana native, Parker Griffith earned undergraduate and medical degrees at Louisiana State University before doing a medical residency at the University of Texas. He opened a cancer practice in Huntsville in 1975. Now also has been minority owner in several businesses, including nursing homes and radio stations.

He is a state senator, representing north Alabama's 7th District.

Parker and his wife, Virginia, have 5 children.

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