INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE: Jim Bennett, Al Head pillars of service in Alabama

When Jim Bennett left the Secretary of State’s office earlier this year, he set the record for the longest serving secretary of state in the state’s history. His 12 years in the office surpassed the legendary ladies, Agnes Baggett and Mabel Amos, who would rotate between state treasurer and secretary of state over the years.

Jim also served five terms in the Legislature prior to being appointed secretary of state. He was elected to two four-year terms and then appointed by different governors to serve out unexpired terms. He and Fob James are the only two people to be elected to statewide constitutional offices as both a Democrat and as a Republican.

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