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The Religious Affiliation of Georgia Politician
Tommy Stephenson


In 1996 Wisconsin politician Tommy Stephenson ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 11th District.

From: "Congressional Races - Georgia District 11", in "All Politics" section of CNN.com website (http://cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/candidates/election.guide/text/WI06.shtml; viewed 1 December 2005):

Tommy Stephenson (D)
District 11
BORN: Oct. 1, 1954, Commerce
EDUCATION: Atlanta Law School, J.D., 1981; U of Georgia, B.A., 1990
FAMILY: Divorced; two children
RELIGION: Congregational Holiness
MILITARY: None
OCCUPATION: Respiratory therapist
POLITICAL CAREER: Mayor of Commerce, 1981-87; Georgia House, 1993-

Stephenson is no political novice; and he can win races in which he is the underdog, including, when he was only 25, beating the mayor of Commerce. In the redrawn 11th--it's no longer African American, but is it conservative?--Stephenson says he won't be hamstrung by his party's agenda. He supports "workfare" as well as school-lunch programs.

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