Erdreich, Benjamin Leader, 1938-

<p>Benjamin Leader Erdreich (born December 9, 1938) is an American lawyer and former congressman from Alabama.</p>

<p>Erdreich was born in Birmingham, Alabama to an upper-middle-class family. He attended Yale University, graduating in 1960. He served as editor of the Alabama Law Review while attending the University of Alabama law school, graduating in 1963. He passed the bar that year.</p>

<p>After law school, he served two years in the United States Army before setting up a private law practice. Between 1970 and 1974, Erdreich served one term as a Democrat in the Alabama House of Representatives. He was elected as a Jefferson County Commissioner, serving until 1982.</p>

ERDREICH, Ben, a Representative from Alabama; born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., December 9, 1938; graduated from Shados Valley High School, Birmingham, Ala., 1956; B.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1960; J.D., University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1963; editor-in-chief, Alabama Law Review; United States Army, 1963-1965; admitted to Alabama bar, 1963; lawyer, private practice; elected to Alabama house of representatives, 1970-1974; Jefferson County commissioner, Birmingham, Ala., 1974-1982; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 1993); delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1988 and 1992; unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992; is a resident of Birmingham, Ala.

<p><b>RACES</b>
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<li> 11/03/1992 AL District 6 Lost 45.00% (-7.33%)</li>
<li> 11/06/1990 AL District 6 Won 92.83% (+86.86%)</li>
<li> 11/08/1988 AL District 6 Won 66.53% (+33.59%)</li>
<li> 11/04/1986 AL District 6 Won 72.72% (+45.67%)</li>
<li> 11/06/1984 AL District 6 Won 59.61% (+19.76%)</li>
<li> 09/04/1984 AL District 6 - D Primary Won 87.82% (+75.65%)</li>
<li> 11/02/1982 AL District 6 Won 53.23% (+6.83%)</li>
<li> 11/07/1972 AL District 6 Lost 35.59% (-24.16%)</li>
<li> 05/02/1972 AL District 6 - D Primary Won 81.06% (+62.13%)</li>
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