Sonny Callahan
Sonny Callahan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Edwards |
| Succeeded by | Jo Bonner |
| Member of the Alabama Senate from the 34th district | |
| In office 1978–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Lionel Noonan Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Ann Bedsole |
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives | |
| In office 1970–1978 | |
| Succeeded by | Ann Bedsole |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Herbert Leon Callahan September 11, 1932 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | June 25, 2021 (aged 88) |
| Party | Democratic (before 1982) Republican (1982–2021) |
| Spouse | Karen Reed |
| Children | 6 |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
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Herbert Leon "Sonny" Callahan (September 11, 1932 – June 25, 2021) was an American businessman and politician from Alabama. After being elected as a Democrat from Mobile to the state house and senate, he shifted to the Republican Party after losing a race for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama in 1982. He was repeatedly elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1985 to 2003. Afterward he established his own lobbying firm and continued to be active in the Republican Party.