- Joe McCorquodale
Joe McCorquodale, Jr. is a
United States politician fromAlabama , who served as the Speaker of theAlabama House of Representatives and unsuccessfully run for Governor. He is a member of Democratic Party.A native of Clarke County, he is a graduate of Marion Military Institute, and the
University of Alabama . DuringWorld War II he served in the US Army Air Corps (now US Air Force) at China-Burma-India and Pacific Theaters.He was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1959 (92th district). He served on the Interim Committee, on Finance and Taxation, the Fiscal Advisory Committee to the Governor, the Legislative Council, as vice-chairman of the Legislative Committee on Public Accounts, as co-chairman Alabama Constitutional Commission, the Coosa Valley, Tombigbee Valley and Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authorities, the Alabama Historical Commission, and the Study Commission on Alabama's Judicial System.
McCorquodale was honored by Capitol Press Corps as the "Hardest Working Member of the House" (1967) and "Outstanding Member of the House" (1971.
He served as a Speaker from 1971 to 1983.
He sought Democratic nomination for
Governor of Alabama in 1982. His main opponent were former GovernorGeorge Wallace andincumbent Lieutenant GovernorGeorge McMillan . McCorquodale finished third with 250,614 (25.05%) of votes. Wallace defeated McMillan in runoff and won the general election easily.He decided to not seek re-election in 1982 in order to concentrate of his gubernatorial Bid. He was succeeded by fellow Democrat
Harrell Blakeney .He is an owner of McCorquodale Insurance Agency, is president of Overstreet and McCorquodale Forest Products, Inc., and chairman of the Board of the Washington County State Bank.
He was also church school superintendent and chairman of the Official Board of the First United Methodist Church in Jackson.
He is married to the former Betty McCrary and is the father of two sons, Joseph, III, and Gaines C. McCorquodale, and the grandfather of four.
Trivia
Current Democratic speaker
Seth Hammett is representing the same district as McCorquodale did.Electoral history (incomplete)
State House, 92th district
*Joe McCorquodale (D), (inc.) - 4,967 (100.00%)Democratic primaries for Governor, 1982
*George Wallace - 425,469 (42.53%)
*George McMillan - 296,271 (29.62%)
*Joe McCorquodale - 250,614 (25.05%)
*Jim Folsom - 17,333 (1.73%)
*Reuben McKinley - 10,617 (1.06%)ee also
Alabama gubernatorial election, 1982 References
[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=7833 Brief profile and electoral results]
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