Parker Griffith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Parker Griffith

American politician

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1942

Place of Birth: Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Profession: teacher, politician, oncologist, real estate developer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Rolf Parker Griffith Jr.
(born August 6, 1942) is an American retired physician, entrepreneur and politician who served in the Alabama State Senate from 2006 to 2008 and then as the U.S.
Representative for Alabama's 5th congressional district from 2009 to 2011.
A lifelong member of the Democratic Party, while serving in Congress, at the urging of Republicans he switched parties on December 22, 2009.
He ran for re-election in 2010 but was defeated in the Republican primary by Mo Brooks.
He returned to the Democratic Party in 2014 and unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Alabama in the 2014 election.