Michael Anthony Figures (October 13, 1947 – September 13, 1996) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the Alabama Senate from the 33rd district from 1978 until his death in 1996.
[10] In 1982, Figures and Joe L. Reed, the chair of the Alabama Democratic Conference (ADC) had a falling out over endorsements.
In 1987, they won a $7 million judgment ($18,773,286 in current dollar terms) against the UKA, bankrupting the organization.
[15] Their son Shomari Figures is the Democratic nominee for the United States House of Representatives in Alabama's 2nd congressional district in 2024.
[12] Figures became ill on September 11, 1996, and had surgery to repair an intracranial aneurysm at University of South Alabama Medical Center the following day.