| Ronnie G. Flippo AKA Ronald Gene Flippo Born: 15-Aug-1937
Birthplace: Florence, AL
Gender: Male
Religion: Protestant [1]
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Congressman from Alabama, 1976-91 Ronnie Flippo was a member of the House of Representatives from Alabama. He served from 1976 to 1991 as a popular conservative Democrat; his closest re-election challenge came in 1988 when he was re-elected against token Republican opposition, 65% to 35%.
Flippo decided not to run for re-election to the House in 1990, instead choosing to run for Governor of Alabama; he finished a dismal fourth in the Democratic primary with only 17.27% of the vote, finishing behind former Governor Fob James, then-Attorney General Don Siegelman, and eventual nominee Paul Hubbert. Hubbert went on to lose the election by 13.50% to incumbent Governor H. Guy Hunt.
[1] Church of Christ.
Brother: Charles Flippo (politician)
High School: Coffee High School, Florence, AL (1955)
University: BS Business, University of North Alabama (1971)
University: MS Accounting, University of Alabama (1976)
R.G. Flippo and Associates Founder (1991-)
US Congressman, Alabama 5th (1977-91)
Alabama State Senate (1975-77)
Flippo and Robbins Partner (1972-76)
Alabama State House of Representatives (1971-75)
Bush-Cheney '04
Friends for Harry Reid
Gore 2000
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Board of Regents (Emeritus)
Searchlight Leadership Fund
Senate Victory Fund PAC
Italian Ancestry
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