Slade Blackwell

Slade Blackwell
Member of the Alabama Senate
from the 15th district
Assumed office
2010
Preceded by Steve French
Personal details
Born (1968-06-14) June 14, 1968
Mississippi, U.S.
Political party Republican
Education University of Montevallo (BS)

Slade Blackwell (born June 14, 1968) is a Republican member of the Alabama Senate for the 15th district, encompassing parts of Jefferson County and Shelby County.[1]

Biography

Blackwell was born in Mississippi and grew up in Montevallo, Alabama.[1] He received a Bachelor of Science in Commercial Design and Business from the University of Montevallo on a basketball scholarship.[2] He then worked for Colonial Properties, and started his own small business, Ikana Development, in 1996.[2][3]

He is a member of the Birmingham Business Alliance, Mountain Brook and Greater Shelby County Chambers of Commerce, the Alabama Republican Party, and a Board Member of Birmingham Golf Association.[2]

Blackwell attended Enon Baptist Church in Calera, Alabama as a child.[2] He now attends Covenant Presbyterian Church in Homewood, Alabama.[2] He is married to his high school sweetheart, and they have three children.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Senate webpage Archived February 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Official website biography
  3. ↑ Ikana website Archived January 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
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