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Slade Blackwell

Slade Blackwell

American politician


Slade Blackwell (born June 14, 1968) is an American Republican politician and businessman who served as a member of the Alabama Senate from 2010 to 2018.[1]

Quick Facts Member of the Alabama Senate from the 15th district, Preceded by ...

Early life and education

He was born in Mississippi and grew up in Montevallo, Alabama.[2] He received a Bachelor of Science in Commercial Design and Business from the University of Montevallo on a basketball scholarship.[3]

Career

After graduating from college, Blackwell worked for Colonial Properties and started his own small business, Inkana Development, in 1996.[3][4]

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.[3]

Blackwell attended Enon Baptist Church in Calera, Alabama as a child.[3] He now attends Covenant Presbyterian Church in Homewood, Alabama.[3] He is married to his high school sweetheart, and they have three children.[3]


References

  1. "Mark Slade Blackwell Political Profile". Bama Politics. November 14, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  2. Senate webpage Archived February 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Official website biography". Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  4. Ikana website Archived January 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine



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