Linda Coleman-Madison
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2017}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = SB314 Public Hearing.jpg
| caption = Coleman-Madison in 2012
| name = Linda Coleman-Madison
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| state_senate = Alabama
| state = Alabama
| district = 20th
| term_start = November 7, 2006
| preceded = Sundra Escott
| succeeded = Incumbent
| state_house2 = Alabama
| district2 = 60th
| term_start2 = November 6, 2002
| term_end2 = November 7, 2006
| preceded2 = John R. Hilliard
| succeeded2 = Earl Hilliard Jr.
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| profession = Educator, marketer, realtor
| party = Democratic|
}}
Linda Foster Coleman-Madison is a Democratic member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 20th District since 2006. Previously she was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 2003 through 2006.
Early life and education
Coleman-Madison was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She graduated from Westfield High School, in her home town. She received an M.A. from University of Alabama at Birmingham, as well as a B.S. from Alabama A&M University.{{Cite web |title=Alabama State Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison - Biography {{!}} LegiStorm |url=https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/190231/Linda_Coleman_Madison.html |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=www.legistorm.com |language=en}} She also attended Birmingham Southern College.{{Cite web |title=Vote Smart {{!}} Facts For All |url=http://votesmart.org/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Vote Smart}}
Career
Prior to her state service, Coleman-Madison worked in marketing. In addition, she also has worked as a realtor, a teacher, a recruitment specialist and a compliance administrator. She has served in the Alabama Senate since 2006 as a democrat. She previously served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 2003 until 2006. Prior, she served on the Birmingham City Council.{{Cite web |title=Linda Coleman-Madison |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Linda_Coleman-Madison |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}} In December, 2018, she served as the Minority Caucus Vice Chair.
Coleman-Madison is a proponent of abortion rights. She voted against the states abortion law, which essentially outlaws all abortions, with no exceptions for pregnancy which results from rape or incest. She proposed an amendment to the Alabama Constitution which would require the state to provide free prenatal and medical care for mothers who had been denied an abortion by the law, although her amendment was not passed.{{Cite web |date=2019-05-16 |title=Only Three Women Had a Voice in the Alabama Senate Abortion Ban Vote. I'm One of Them. |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a27494046/alabama-abortion-ban-linda-coleman-madison-senator/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=ELLE |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Coleman-Madison is a roman catholic.
External links and references
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070216232150/http://www.legislature.state.al.us/senate/senators/senatebios/sd020.html Alabama State Legislature – Senator Linda Coleman] official government website
- [https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/27684/linda-coleman-madison Project Vote Smart – Senator Linda Coleman (AL)] profile
- [https://www.bamapolitics.com/alabama/alabama-government-officials/profiles/linda-coleman-madison/ Political profile at Bama Politics]
- Follow the Money – Linda Coleman
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=20062&c=423049 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=20022&c=18862 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=19982&c=302 1998] campaign contributions
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Category:Democratic Party Alabama state senators
Category:Democratic Party members of the Alabama House of Representatives
Category:African-American state legislators in Alabama
Category:Politicians from Birmingham, Alabama
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Women state legislators in Alabama
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century African-American women politicians