His father, the late Michael Figures, was elected one of just three Black Alabama state senators in 1978. Thomas Figures, his uncle, was the first Black person to serve as assistant district ...
His late father, Michael Figures, was an Alabama state senator and his mother serves in that role now. The son’s win is critical in the Democrats’ efforts to regain control of the House.
“Almost a third of Alabama’s population is Black ... Immersed in politics from an early age, he is the son of Michael Figures, a civil rights lawyer who won a well-known case against the ...