Robert J. Bentley

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Robert J. Bentley (2009)

Robert Julian Bentley (born February 3, 1943 in Columbiana , Alabama ) is an American politician and doctor . He was governor of the state of Alabama from January 17, 2011 to April 10, 2017 .

Life

Bentley studied chemistry and biology at the University of Alabama after leaving school . He then began studying medicine at the University of Alabama School of Medicine . After graduating, he worked in the US military from 1969 to 1975, after which he opened his own medical practice in Tuscaloosa .

Bentley is a member of the Republican Party . In 2002 he moved to the Alabama House of Representatives as an MP . On November 2, 2010, he won the Alabama gubernatorial election . In his election campaign he had promised, among other things, strict immigration legislation. On January 17, 2011, he succeeded Bob Riley in office. In his inaugural address, he stated that people who did not believe in Jesus Christ could not be as close to him as Christians. The statement aroused considerable criticism and protests.

On June 9, 2011, he signed “ HB 56 ”, which, according to his own statements, is the “toughest immigration law in the USA”. It lays down the extended right for the police to examine people after suspicion of residence permits and various civil groups such as schools, landlords and employers are obliged to report illegal immigrants. In addition, contracts should lapse if one party has no papers. Critics have already announced a constitutional lawsuit.

In 2014, Bentley was confirmed as governor with 63 percent of the vote against former Congressman Parker Griffith .

Bentley was married from 1965 to 2015 and has four children. He lives with his family in Tuscaloosa. In 2015, his wife divorced after Bentley discovered an affair with a counselor. As a result of this affair and in connection with the abuse of campaign funds, Parliament prepared impeachment proceedings against Bentley. He preceded this and resigned on April 10, 2017. He was given a suspended sentence, a US $ 7,000 fine and social service.

As part of the impeachment process, the Alabama Department of Justice released records indicating that Bentleys' advisor was responsible for several actions by the governor and state that were classified as deliberately racist, which are still being investigated by the federal government and the courts. During Bentley's tenure, photo ID was required for elections, while at the same time the locations of photo ID issuing authorities were deliberately reduced in areas predominantly inhabited by blacks and Latinos.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Dorothea Hahn: "Hardest law in the USA". In: the daily newspaper . June 10, 2011, accessed June 14, 2011 .
  2. Jump up ↑ How a US Governor Sends Non-Christians , Zeit Online, Jan. 20, 2011.
  3. ↑ US Governor Brands Non-Christians , Spiegel Online, January 20, 2011.
  4. ^ Montgomery Advertiser: Divorce between Robert, Dianne Bentley finalized
  5. ^ Robert Bentley, Alabama Governor, Resigns Amid Scandal , New York Times, April 10, 2016
  6. ^ The Atlantic: How Alabama's Shady Governor Cultivated a Culture of Disenfranchisement . April 12, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Bentley, Robert J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bentley, Robert Julian (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 3, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Columbiana , Alabama