Steve French | |
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Member of the Alabama Senate from the 15th district | |
In office November 4, 1998 –November 3, 2010 | |
Preceded by | John Amari |
Succeeded by | Slade Blackwell |
Personal details | |
Born | Lynchburg,Virginia,U.S. | May 22,1962
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Elizabeth |
Profession | Investment banker and insurance specialist,former political consultant |
Steve French (born May 22,1962) was a Republican member of the Alabama Senate,representing the 15th District from 1998 to 2010. He is now an insurance executive and a partner in a specialty lending company. In 2014 he ran for the U.S. House of Representatives,he earned a place in the run-off but withdrew before the primary run-off election. [1]
French was the 6th Congressional District Chairman for the 2004 Bush/Cheney Presidential Campaign,the Alabama Organizational Chairman for the 2000 George W. Bush Presidential Campaign,the Alabama Campaign Manager for the 1992 Bush/Quayle Presidential Campaign,the Regional Political Director for the Republican National Committee from 1991 to 1992,and the executive director for the Alabama Republican Party from 1988 to 1991. In 1992,he founded a political consulting company,which he operated until his election to the State Senate in 1998.
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