Gerald Dial

Gerald Dial
Alabama State Senate District 13
Incumbent
In office
November 3, 2010-Present
Term ends
November 5, 2014
Years in position	3
Party	Republican
Leadership
Senate Majority Whip
2011-Present
Compensation
Base salary	$10/day
Per diem	$4,308/month
Elections and appointments
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	Livington State University
Other	ED, Jacksonville State University
Military service
Service/branch	Alabama National Guard
Years of service	1959-1997
Personal
Birthday	November 17, 1937
Place of birth	Delta, AL
Profession	Real Estate Developer
Religion	Baptist
Websites
Office website
Personal website

Gerald Dial is a Republican member of the Alabama State Senate, representing the 13th district since 2010.

Dial served on the Lineville City Council from 1972 to 1974. He then served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1974 to 1982. He then served in the Alabama State Senate.

Dial earned his BS from Livington State University. He then received his ED from Jacksonville State University. He also attended graduate studies at Auburn University.

Dial has served in the Alabama National Guard as a Brigadier General. He has also worked for Lineville High School as a Teacher/Coach. He is currently a self-employed Real Estate Developer.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

Dial served on these committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:

• Children, Youth Affairs and Human Resources Committee
• Finance and Taxation Education Committee Vice-Chair
• Health Committee
• Local Legislation No. 1 Committee Chair
• Reapportionment Committee, Alabama State Legislature
• Rules Committee
• Transportation Committee, Alabama State Legislature
• Veterans and Military Affairs Committee

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Gerald Dial endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election.

Elections

2010

See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2010

Dial defeated Greg Varner in the November 2 general election.

Alabama State Senate, District 13 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Gerald Dial (R)		18,800
Greg Varner (D)		18,443

Campaign themes

Dial's campaign website lists the following eight issues:

• Jobs, Jobs, Jobs & The Economy

Excerpt: "We cannot continue to sit idly by while both large and small businesses suffer... First, we must stop the bleeding... Second, once the bleeding has stopped, we must work diligently to bring new businesses to our area but not at the expense of those already here."

• Cut Government Waste & Lower Taxes

Excerpt: "I will oppose increasing taxes and government spending because more taxes means less jobs. I will also look for ways to cut government spending so that you can keep more of your money in your own pocket."

• Support & Improve Education

Excerpt: "Our tax dollars should be spent directly on student instruction, not on state government bureaucracy or special “pork “ projects. Our state should increase the quality of the education provided to our students by providing incentives to teachers who perform."

• Protecting Life & Our Conservative Values

Excerpt: "As a state legislator, I will work diligently to protect life, both of the unborn and the disabled in our state. I will also make sure the government stays out of our lives and doesn’t tell us how to raise our families or how to spend our money."

• Advancing Rural Alabama

Excerpt: "As your state senator, I will work to protect family farms across our state by keeping taxes low on their land and their products. I will also be a tireless advocate to attract new jobs to our area that are ideally suited for rural Alabama."

• Veterans & The Military

Excerpt: "I will also be an advocate for funding for various programs for our veterans and for the Alabama State Defense Force..."

• Illegal Immigration

Excerpt: "I support Arizona’s new immigration law and will support similar measures here in Alabama."

• Gambling

Excerpt: "I am personally opposed to gambling in Alabama, but I support a clean up or down vote of the people to decide this issue once and for all."

Endorsements

Dial was endorsed by:

• The Alabama Tea Party Express

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Dial raised $404,209 in contributions.

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Alabama Republican Party	$69,936
Business Council Of Alabama	$55,000
Alabama Forestry Association	$25,000
Alabama Farmers Federation	$13,205

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term "Gerald + Dial + Alabama + Senate". Because the results are from a google search, it is possible that some of the links below are not actually related to the legislator.

Gerald Dial News Feed

• Republicans have House advantage - Selma Times-Journal
• Alabama Senate passes spaceport bill - Anniston Star
• Bill would create Alabama Space Authority to develop a spaceport - The Birmingham News - al.com (blog)
• Time ticking on Weaver Sunday sales, other local bills - The Piedmont Journal
• Senate committee approves plan to phase out Alabama tax on food - The Republic - The Republic
• Alabama grocery sales tax repeal apparently dies again - Gadsden Times
• Is a Spaceport Coming to Alabama? - WNCF
• 13 INVESTIGATES: Taxing the Dinner Table - Alabama's13.com
• Alabama legislative update ? week 10: slow and steady movement by Senate ... - Lexology (registration)
• From speed traps to The Punch, Lowell Barron had colorful career in Senate ... - al.com (blog)

Personal

Dial and his wife Faye have two children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Gerald Dial's campaign website
• Senate website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010
• Gerald Dial on Facebook
• Gerald Dial on Twitter

References

Political offices
Preceded by Kim Benefield	Alabama State Senate District 13 2010-present	Succeeded by NA

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