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Alan Pedigo
Candidate for U.S. House, 4th District
Age: 43
Wife: Catherine (Dole) Pedigo
Children: Step-daughter Erin, 21
Residence: Columbia, TN
Church Affiliation: Member of Rocky Mound Missionary Baptist Church
Education: B.S. Civil Engineering, Tennessee Tech University 1987
Occupation: Civil Engineer and part-time beef cattle farmer
Professional Affiliations: Water Environment Federation; TN Soc. of Professional Engineers; Excellence in Development Steering Committee
Social/Community Affiliations: Instructor at Do Re Mi Gospel
Music Academy; member of Maury Co. chapter of Tennessee Right to Life;
member Tennessee Farm Bureau, Maury County Gun Club, National Rifle
Association, American Legion Post 19
Early life
Alan Pedigo was born in Nashville, Tennessee and was the fourth
of five children of Melvin and Christine Pedigo. The family lived in
Donelson until 1972, when they moved to their farm in Macon County near
Westmoreland, Tennessee. The family raised beef cattle, leaf tobacco,
and hybrid tobacco seed on the farm and Alan’s summers were spent
hoeing tobacco, hauling hay, working cattle, and doing the tedious,
time-intensive labor involved in hand-pollination of hybrid tobacco
seed blooms, a process which generally required a full crew of hands
working eight hours a day for a period of about six weeks.
Alan attended Westside Elementary School and Macon County High
School where he was voted student council president his senior year and
was selected by the student body as “Most Likely to Succeed”.
Alan was a member of the Future Farmers of America all four
years at Macon County High and was Vice-President of the local chapter
during his senior year. Alan served as a page in the state legislature
during the 1981 session.
In
March of 1981 and while still 17, Alan enlisted in the U.S. Marine
Corps Reserve and reported for boot camp at Parris Island, South
Carolina on June 8th. Following basic training, he served in “I”
Company, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine regiment, in Nashville for four
years, where he received a meritorious promotion to the rank of
sergeant in 1984.
While serving in the Marine Reserve, Alan attended Tennessee
Tech University and served on the Student Judicial Selections Committee
and was a member of The American Society of Civil Engineers. Alan
received a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering in 1987.
Professional
Alan began his career in environmental consulting in 1987 and has been
employed by Hart Freeland Roberts, Inc., an A/E firm in Brentwood for
nine years. His experience includes wastewater treatability studies,
environmental audits, air and hazardous waste permitting, groundwater
remediation, and water and sewer system design.
Personal
Alan
met Catherine Dole (a distant relative of Bob Dole) while on a project
in West Virginia in 1991 and they married in 1992. Catherine had two
children by a prior marriage, Erin and Nicholas, who were seven and
three years-old at the time.
Alan is a member of Rocky Mound Missionary Baptist Church and
has been involved in gospel music since his early teens. He, his three
brothers, one sister, and pianist comprise the Pedigo Family gospel
music group.
Alan
is also the lead singer for the Cumberland Valley Quartet, the public
relations quartet for the Cumberland Valley School of Gospel Music. He
served on its board of directors for five years. Alan has served as an
instructor and is active in the Do Re Mi Gospel Music Academy.
Pedigo is past president of the Stones River Civitan Club and served one term as lieutenant governor.
Political
Alan
has been active in Republican politics for over 12 years and ran for
the Republican nomination for the State Senate in the 13th District in
2002 which was an open seat. He lost in the primary race (54% to 46%)
to Bill Ketron, who ultimately defeated Bobby Sands in the general
election and is the current office holder. Alan was proud to offer his
full public support and endorsement to Ketron during the 2002 general
election cycle.
During the spring of 2002, Pedigo was present at several of the tax
protests that were held in front of the state capitol. During two of
the protest rallies, Alan drove his 2-1/2 ton military truck, named
“Maxine” loaded with protestors around the legislative Plaza. His truck
was pictured in a USA Today story regarding nationwide tax protests.
In early 2005, Pedigo began testing the waters for a possible
run for the 4th District Congressional seat and declared his candidacy
in August. Alan understands that the 4th District is very conservative
and he believes that the affiliation of the voters in the 4th District
(as well as the nation) is trending Republican. He further believes
that the district will continue its rightward shift as more and more
democrats become disaffected by the positions of the democrat party
leaders on matters such as abortion, gun control, homosexual rights,
taxes, and illegal immigration. He believes that the 4th District would
be best served by a common-sense conservative Republican.
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Alan announcing his candidacy.
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