Priscilla Dunn

Priscilla Dunn (born October 8, 1943) is an American politician who is currently a Democratic Alabama State Senator. Dunn has served in the Alabama Senate since 2009.[1]

Priscilla Dunn
Member of the Alabama Senate
from the 19th district
Assumed office
June 30, 2009
Preceded byEdward McClain
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
In office
1998 – June 30, 2009
Personal details
Born (1943-10-08) October 8, 1943
NationalityUnited States
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Grover Dunn
ChildrenKaren Dunn
ResidenceBessemer, Alabama, U.S.
Alma materAlabama State University
University of Montevallo
OccupationHomeless Education Coordinator, Politician

Personal life

Dunn is married to her husband, Grover, and has one daughter, Karen. She received her Bachelor of Science from Alabama State University and her Master of Arts from the University of Montevallo.[2]

Legislative career

From 1998 until 2009 she was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives. Dunn has been a member of the Alabama Senate since a special election was called in 2009. In April 2015 work in the Senate slowed due to a resolution opposing efforts to expand Medicaid.[3] In August 2015 a Senate committee which Dunn was a part of put a ban on selling tissue from aborted fetuses. Dunn cast the sole vote against the ban.[4]

gollark: Didn't you demolish all the farms and stuff?
gollark: It might not even be an island.
gollark: It's so private I don't even know where it is.
gollark: Site Null is a "private island", that's just a continent.
gollark: "private island"

References
  1. "Priscilla Dunn - Alabama Legislature".
  2. "Sen. Priscilla Dunn (Democrat-19)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  3. "Senate comes to halt over Medicaid resolution".
  4. "Alabama Senate committee approves ban on selling fetuses".
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