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H.L. ‘Sonny’ Callahan, former Alabama congressman, dies at 88

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June 25, 2021 at 9:01 p.m. EDT

Former congressman H.L. “Sonny” Callahan, who represented south Alabama in Congress for 18 years, died June 25. He was 88.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) announced the death, but further details were not available.

Mr. Callahan served in the House of Representatives from 1985 to 2003 from a district from south Alabama.