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'''Reubin W. "Smokey" Peaden''' was a law enforcement officer and gospel-singing politician who had served in the [[Pensacola Police Department]] for twelve years before being elected to the Florida House of Representatives (representing [[Florida House of Representatives District 2|District 2]]) in [[1972]] and re-elected in [[1974]]. | '''Reubin W. "Smokey" Peaden''' was a law enforcement officer and gospel-singing politician who had served in the [[Pensacola Police Department]] for twelve years before being elected to the Florida House of Representatives (representing [[Florida House of Representatives District 2|District 2]]) in [[1972]] and re-elected in [[1974]]. | ||
− | The [[Escambia High School riots]], and the events leading up to them, took place while Peaden was in office, during which he and fellow legislator [[W. D. Childers]] voiced sympathy for white students and parents and offered to explain the "seriousness of the white backlash" to the NAACP.<ref>Gordon Harvey. ''A Question of Justice: New South Governors and Education, 1968-1976'' | + | The [[Escambia High School riots]], and the events leading up to them, took place while Peaden was in office, during which he and fellow legislator [[W. D. Childers]] voiced sympathy for white students and parents and offered to explain the "seriousness of the white backlash" to the NAACP.<ref>Gordon Harvey. ''A Question of Justice: New South Governors and Education, 1968-1976''.</ref> |
Peaden was allegedly planning a [[1980]] run for the office of [[Escambia County Sheriff]] when he was brought up on several drug charges. Witnesses claimed Peaden had trafficked cocaine with the intent to use the profits to fund his political campaign. Peaden denied distributing drugs and testified that he approached the State Attorney [[Curtis Golden]] in [[1979]] to provide names of drug dealers. | Peaden was allegedly planning a [[1980]] run for the office of [[Escambia County Sheriff]] when he was brought up on several drug charges. Witnesses claimed Peaden had trafficked cocaine with the intent to use the profits to fund his political campaign. Peaden denied distributing drugs and testified that he approached the State Attorney [[Curtis Golden]] in [[1979]] to provide names of drug dealers. |