Dewayne Freeman

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Dewayne Freeman

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| office = President pro tempore
of the Alabama Senate

| term_start = February 6, 1997

| term_end = November 4, 1998

| preceded = Michael Figures

| succeeded = Lowell Barron

| state_senate1= Alabama

| district1 = 7th

| term_start1 = November 9, 1994

| term_end1 = November 4, 1998

| predecessor1 = Bill Smith

| successor1 = Jeff Enfinger

| office2 = Member of the Alabama House of Representatives

| term_start2 = November 5, 1986

| term_end2 = November 9, 1994

| preceded2 = Bob Albright

| succeeded2 = Randy Hinshaw

| constituency2= 21st district

| term_start3 = November 3, 1982

| term_end3 = November 9, 1983

| preceded3 = Richard Gregg

| succeeded3 = George Grayson

| constituency3= 19th district

| birth_name = Charles Dewayne Freeman

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|09|01}}

| birth_place = Henagar, Alabama, U.S.

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| party = Democratic

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| spouse = {{marriage|Cheryl Perdue|August 1994|February 26, 2001|reason=divorced}}

}}

Charles Dewayne Freeman (born September 1, 1955) is an American politician. Rising to president pro tempore of the Alabama Senate, he ran for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama in 1998 but lost fellow senator Steve Windom.{{cite news|title= Alabama: GOP Growth Reflected in Primary Turnout|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 5, 1998|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/state/archive/state060598.htm|accessdate=August 1, 2021}}{{cite web|title=Windom, Freeman seek state's second highest office|work=Selma Times-Journal|date=October 18, 1998|pages=A3, A5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119823219/|accessdate=February 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}} He was appointed by Don Siegelman as Director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs but resigned in 2000 after being arrested for domestic violence.{{cite web|first=Mike|last=Cason|title=Freeman denies kicking daughter|work=Montgomery Advertiser|date=May 27, 2000|pages=1A-2A|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36849085/|accessdate=February 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}