Lesley Vance (politician) explained

Lesley Vance
State House:Alabama
District:80th
Term Start:2006
Term End:2015
Successor:Chris Blackshear
Birth Date:23 October 1939
Birth Place:Pike County, Alabama, U.S.
Death Place:Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Profession:Funeral director, former coroner
Party:Republican (2010–2015)
Democratic (1994–2010)

Lesley Vance (October 23, 1939 – November 3, 2015) was an American politician.

Born in Phenix City, Alabama, Vance owned a funeral home. He served as county commissioner for Russell County, Alabama and was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1994 to his death in 2015. He was a member of the Democratic Party but switched to the Republican Party about two weeks after the November, 2010 general election.[1] [2]

Vance died at a hospice in Columbus, Georgia on November 3, 2015, from colon cancer at the age of 76.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lesley Vance. July 2, 2015.
  2. http://www.legislature.state.al.us/aliswww/history/house_roster.mht Profile
  3. http://www.wsfa.com/story/30425492/alabama-lawmaker-lesley-vance-dies-at-76 Alabama lawmaker Lesley Vance dies at 76
  4. Web site: Family and Friends Remember Rep. Lesley Vance - WLTZ 38 Columbus Georgia Regional News & Community . www.wltz.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160927122126/http://www.wltz.com/story/30439818/family-and-friends-remember-rep-lesley-vance . 2016-09-27.