Jamie Kiel | |
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Member of the AlabamaHouseofRepresentatives from the 18th district | |
Assumed office November 6, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Johnny Mack Morrow |
Personal details | |
Born | Jamie Glenn Kiel December 9,1974 |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 3 |
Jamie Glenn Kiel is an American politician from the state of Alabama. He currently serves as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives for District 18. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Kiel graduated from Northwest–Shoals Community College with an Associate's degree in business in 1995. [1] After graduating,Kiel enrolled in the University of North Alabama where he earned a B.S. in Business,Management,Marketing,and Related Support Services in 1997. [1]
In 1996,while Kiel was enrolled in the University of North Alabama,he started his equipment rental company,Kiel Equipment. [2] Kiel still runs the company today. [3] In 2013,Kiel became a managing partner with SAL Properties,a property management company. [1] During his time as owner of Kiel Equipment,Kiel also became a founding member of the Franklin County Broadband Taskforce and a member of the Federal Monitoring Committee for the Franklin County School System. [4] [5] Kiel announced his run for State House in 2017,after Representative Johnny Mack Morrow announced that he would not be running for reelection. [6] Kiel defeated his Republican Primary opponent,Tony Riley,winning 79.9% of the vote. Kiel then defeated his Democratic opponent,Eddie Britton,by a margin of over 40 points. [7]
Kiel is a member of the Insurance, [8] State Government, [9] and Ways and Means Education [10] committees.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jamie Kiel | 4,312 | 79.9% | |
Republican | Tony Riley | 1,085 | 20.1% | |
Total votes | 5,397 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jamie Kiel | 9,845 | 71.7% | |
Democratic | Eddie Britton | 3,886 | 28.3% | |
Write-in | 8 | 0.1% | ||
Total votes | 13,739 | 100.0% |