Bryan Brinyark | |
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Member of the AlabamaHouseofRepresentatives from the 16th district | |
Assumed office January 10, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Kyle South |
Personal details | |
Born | 1968 (age 55–56) Tuscaloosa,Alabama,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | University of Alabama (BA,JD) |
Occupation | Attorney,municipal court judge,farmer |
Bryan Brinyark (born 1968) [1] is an American attorney,judge,and politician who serves in the Alabama House of Representatives,representing its 16th district since 2024. A member of the Republican Party,his district includes all of Fayette County,as well as parts of Tuscaloosa and Jefferson in the western part of the state. [2]
A native of Tuscaloosa,Alabama, [3] Brinyark graduated from Central High School [4] and went on to attend the University of Alabama,where he attained a B.A. in advertising in 1990,before receiving a J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1993. [1]
Entering law practice,Brinyark specialized in business,estate and divorce law. [3] Brinyark served as a municipal judge in Brent and Woodstock before becoming the municipal judge of Centreville in 2005. [5] Brinyark also served as a judge for the city of Tuscaloosa,where he presided over cases such as a solicitation charge against Tuscaloosa city councilor James Cunningham,of which Cunningham was found guilty. [6]
In 2014,Brinyark founded the law firm Brinyark &Frederick,which focuses on divorce law,in Northport. [3] [7] Brinyark also chaired the Board of Tuscaloosa Shoot Sports Inc. and was the baseball president of Northside Park in Tuscaloosa. [8]
Following the resignation of Kyle South in 2023,the seat for the Alabama House of Representatives's 16th district became open,and a special election was held. A first-time candidate for the Republican Party, [1] Brinyark qualified to run for the seat in July 2023. [9] [10] Brinyark's main opponent was Fayette County commissioner Brad Cox,against whom he advanced to a runoff election in the Republican primary. Brinyark received the endorsement of the Business Council of Alabama,while Cox had been endorsed by the Alabama Education Association. [2] Cox won the first round of voting in September 2023 by 15 votes, [11] but Brinyark defeated Cox with 52% of the runoff vote in October 2023. [12] [13]
Brinyark advanced to the general election in January 2024 against Democratic nominee John Underwood,another member of the Fayette County commission. [1] Prior to the general election,Brinyark also received the endorsement of the Alabama Farmers Federation. [14] Brinyark won the special election in a landslide with 83% of the vote to Underwood's 17%. [15]
Following his election,Brinyark said his priorities would include the expansion of Highway 43, [16] among other infrastructure projects. [3] Brinyark is also an advocate of school choice,and said he would support programs such as school vouchers. [3]
Brinyark resides in Windham Springs,Alabama, [1] where he has run a small farm since the 2000s, [17] and is the father of five adult children. He attends the Northport Church of Christ. [14]
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