Chad Fincher | |
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Member of the AlabamaHouseofRepresentatives from the 102nd district | |
In office November 2006 –November 2014 | |
Preceded by | Rusty Glover |
Succeeded by | Jack W. Williams |
Personal details | |
Born | 1974 (age 49–50) Mobile County,Alabama,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Caresse Fincher |
Residence(s) | Semmes,Alabama,U.S. |
Alma mater | Auburn University |
Profession | Real estate broker |
Chad Austin Fincher (born 1974) is an American politician from Semmes,Alabama. [1] He served as a member of the Alabama State House of Representatives from 2006 until 2014.
Fincher,born in Mobile County,Alabama,is a graduate of Auburn University with Bachelor of Science in Forestry Operations,and is a registered Forester with the State of Alabama. [2]
He is currently the Owner of Fincher and Associates Realty,and is a licensed Realtor in the states of Alabama and Mississippi. He has practiced real estate for over 15 years. [3]
Fincher currently serves as chairman on the House Agriculture and Forestry Committee. Other committees Fincher serves on include:
In the 2013 Legislative Session,Fincher sponsored the School Flexibility Act,now known (after a controversial rewrite to encompass private school vouchers) as the Alabama Accountability Act,which established flexibility contracts between the State Board of Education and local school districts,and establishes a scholarship program for children in failing schools as well as taxpayer funds for private schools. [4]
Fincher ran in a 2013 special election to represent Alabama's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, following Jo Bonner's retirement. [5] Fincher finished third in the Republican primary, behind Bradley Byrne and Dean Young. [6] In his concession speech he described himself as a social and fiscal conservative.
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