Slade Blackwell | |
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| Member of the Alabama Senate from the 15th district | |
| In office November 3, 2010 –November 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Steve French |
| Succeeded by | Dan Roberts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 14,1968 Mississippi,U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | University of Montevallo (BS) |
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,representing the 15th district. [1] He was first elected in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014. [2]
He was born in Mississippi and grew up in Montevallo,Alabama. [3] He received a Bachelor of Science in Commercial Design and Business from the University of Montevallo on a basketball scholarship. [4]
After graduating from college,Blackwell worked in commercial real estate,including Colonial Properties Trust,a Birmingham-based real estate development company based in Alabama. In 1996,he founded Inkana Development,a commercial real estate development company based in Alabama. [4] [5]
Blackwell 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. [4]
Blackwell attended Enon Baptist Church in Calera,Alabama as a child. [4] He now attends Covenant Presbyterian Church in Homewood,Alabama. [4] He is married to Sally Salter,whom he met in high school. They have three children.. [4]