Luther Strange
| Luther J. Strange, III | ||
 | ||
| Attorney General of Alabama | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2011 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 19, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Predecessor | Troy King (R) | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $160,002 | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 2, 2010 | |
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Campaign $ | $8,792,036 | |
| Term limits | 2 consecutive terms | |
| Education | ||
| High school | Shades Valley High School (1970) | |
| Bachelor's | Tulane University (1976) | |
| J.D. | Tulane University Law School (1979) | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | March 1, 1953 | |
| Place of birth | Birmingham, AL | |
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Religion | Episcopalian | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Personal website | ||
Contents |
Biography
Alabama's 49th Attorney General was born and raised in Birmingham, Al, where he was heavily involved in community. He participated in Eagle Scouts and sports, basketball in particular, which he played on scholarship at Tulane University while pursuing his Bachelor's degree in political science.[1]
After receiving his law degree, also from Tulane, Strange began working for Sonat, Inc., a large Fortune 500 American energy holding company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. He was later promoted to direct the company's Washington D.C. office. Strange then joined with lawyer Jack Selden to open up their own private practice law firm, which eventually merged with Bradley, Arant, Rose, & White in 1998. Ten years later, he left and formed his own law firm, Strange, LLC, which focuses on economic development work. Strange, LCC was ranked among the "Best Law Firms" by U.S. News in 2010, owing in large part to Strange's efforts advising companies on growth and expansion opportunities within the state of Alabama.[2]
Strange is a former recipient of the Birmingham Business Journal's "Best of the Bar Award." He is on the Talladega College Board of Trustees, is a member of the Birmingham Rotary Club, and the Monday Morning Quarterback Club. He founded the Red Mountain Republican Club in 1997 and served as the Chair of the Committee to Elect Bill Pryor in 1998 and 2002.
Education
- Graduated from Shades Valley High School (1970)
- Bachelor's degree, Tulane University (1976) in political science
- Juris Doctorate degree, Tulane University Law School (1979)
Political career
Strange's first entry into state politics was in 2006 when he ran for Lieutenant Governor. After easily securing the Republican nomination, he was narrowly defeated in the general election by Jim Folsom, Jr., the former governor of the state.
Attorney General (2010-present)
Four years after his unsuccessful bid for lt. governor, Strange announced his candidacy for the statewide office of attorney general, challenging incumbent Troy King for the Republican nomination. [3] Less than a month later, he was able to easily defeat King by nearly a 3-to-2 margin.
Issues
Fighting public corruption
Strange forged a collaborative initiative called the Special Prosecutions Alliance in April 2012. Dedicated to combating public corruption, the alliance brings together several state agencies, including the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, the Ethics Commission, Department of Public Safety, Insurance Department and Criminal Justice Information Center. Strange appointed Special Prosecutor Matt Hart to lead the division, with the accompanying warning that officials who violate the public trust can expect to be held to account "regardless of their political affiliation or position." In his April 12 announcement of the alliance's launch, Strange stressed the importance of protecting "the integrity of government and taxpayers' money during times of scarce resources."[4]
Birth control mandate
On March 22, 2012 Strange filed a motion with the US District Court in Birmingham, Alabama to become co-plaintiff alongside EWTN Global Catholic Television Network in its existing suit against the federal government for requiring employers to provide contraception coverage in their businesses' healthcare plans.[5] The organization's file claim was that the mandate violates the convictions of religious employers, and Strange agreed, citing his statutory responsibilities to protect the missions of Alabama charitable institutions against this "interfering" federal regulation. He pledged to throw the weight of the office behind EWTN, which Strange said is EWTN is "the largest religious media network in the world." [6]
Healthcare reform
In late-September 2010, Strange, who, at the time, was in the midst of his campaign for state attorney general, having defeated incumbent Troy King in the Republican primary, said that he would continue to participate in the legal challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that King had entered earlier in the year and called the reform measure an "intrusion" on the part of the federal government into the lives of average Americans. [7]
Elections
2010
- See also: Alabama Attorney General election, 2010
General
Strange won the general election for Alabama Attorney General on November 2, 2010.
| 2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election [8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party |  Luther Strange
|
58.8% | |
| Democratic Party | James Anderson | 41.1% | |
| Write-In | 0.1% | ||
| Total Votes | 1,476,075 | ||
Primary
With 60.1% of the vote, Strange earned the Republican party's nomination in the 2010 partisan primary race against incumbent Troy King.
| 2010 Race for Attorney General - Republican Primary [9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party | Luther Strange
|
60.1% | |
| Republican Party | Troy King | 39.9% | |
| Total Votes | 473,727 | ||
2006
| 2006 Race for Lieutenant Governor - Republican Primary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party | Luther Strange
|
48.1% [10] | |
| Republican Party | George C. Wallace, Jr. | 33.4% | |
| Republican Party | Mo Brooks | 15.6% | |
| Republican Party | Hilbun Adams | 2.9% | |
| Total Votes | 433,363 | ||
| 2006 Race for Lieutenant Governor - Republican Primary Run-Off | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party | Luther Strange
|
54.8% | |
| Republican Party | George C. Wallace, Jr. | 45.2% | |
| Total Votes | 198,692 | ||
| 2006 Race for Lieutenant Governor - General Election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party | Jim Folsom, Jr.
|
50.6% | |
| Republican Party | Luther Strange | 49.1% | |
| Total Votes | 1,243,279 | ||
Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Luther Strange is available dating back to 2006. Based on available campaign finance records, Luther Strange raised a total of $8,792,036 during that time period. This information was last updated on June 3, 2013.[11]
| Luther Strange's Campaign Contribution History | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| 2012 | Attorney General of Alabama |  |
$96,959 | |
| 2010 | Attorney General of Alabama | |
$3,450,228 | |
| 2006 | Lieutenant Governor of Alabama |  |
$5,244,849 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $8,792,036 | |||
Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. The following table offers a breakdown of Luther Strange's donors each year.[12] Click [show] for more information.
| Luther Strange's Campaign Contributions | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Alabama Attorney General | 2006 Alabama Lieutenant Governor | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised | $3,450,228 | $5,244,849 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised by General Election Opponent | $681,006 (Dem.) | $2,432,562 (Dem.) | |||||||||||||||||
| Top 5 contributors | Alabama Republican Party | $100,000 | Business Council of Alabama | $290,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Business Council of Alabama | $75,000 | Decatur PAC | $84,750 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luther J. Strange III | $72,885 | Stewart M. Dansby | $76,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Election PAC | $64,050 | River City PAC | $76,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stewart M. Dansby | $61,000 | Hatton CV Smith | $76,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Individuals | $2,014,960 | $3,408,940 | |||||||||||||||||
| Institutions | $1,024,723 | $1,650,797 | |||||||||||||||||
| In-state donations | $3,121,348 | $4,962,391 | |||||||||||||||||
| Out-of-state donations | $228,017 | $267,596 | |||||||||||||||||
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- Gov. Robert Bentley, AG Luther Strange want to know more about roadblocks for ... - al.com (blog)
- Alabama AG Luther Strange to hold 3 public briefings on Deepwater Horizon oil ... - The Huntsville Times - al.com
- Alabama's attorney general: Juvenile killers can be sentenced to life with the ... - al.com (blog)
- AG Luther Strange Applauds The Protecting Alabama's Elders Act. - WTVY, Dothan
- Alabama Attorney General and BP Settlement Administrator to Meet with North ... - PR Web (press release)
- Attorney general to speak Wednesday to Mobile civic club, at McIntosh ... - Press-Register - al.com (blog)
- Macon County plaintiffs argue case against attorney general closing VictoryLand - Montgomery Advertiser
- $573 million in BP oil spill claims paid in Alabama, but some who qualify ... - al.com
- AG Strange tells Etowah Chamber businesses they may be eligible for BP oil ... - al.com (blog)
- Planned Parenthood, ACLU file suit to block new Alabama abortion law - MinnPost.com
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Personal
Strange currently resides in Mountain Brook, Alabama with his wife, Melissa Berry. The couple has had two sons together - Luke and Keehn. He is also a practicing Episcopalian.
Contact info
Capitol Address:
Office of the Attorney General
500 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: (334) 242-7300
See also
- Attorney General of Alabama
- Governor of Alabama
- Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
- Alabama Secretary of State
- Former Attorney General Troy King
External links
- Official Alabama Attorney General website
- Luther Strange for Alabama Attorney General Campaign website
- Social media:
- Political profiles:
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- Issue positions:
- Public statements:
- Voting record:
References
- ↑ Luther Strange, "Meet Luther", accessed February 6, 2012
- ↑ State of Alabama Office of the AG, "About the AG", accessed February 6, 2012
- ↑ Alabama Live "Luther Strange enters race for Alabama attorney general" 13 May, 2009
- ↑ WSFA.com "Attorney General announces corruption initiative," April 12, 2012
- ↑ CBS news "Ala. Attorney General Joins Birth Control Lawsuit," March 22, 2012
- ↑ The Wall Street Journal-Market Watch "State of Alabama Joins EWTN Lawsuit Against HHS Mandate Press Release," March 22, 2012
- ↑ Tuscaloosa News "Strange calls federal health care bill an ‘intrusion'" 30 Sept. 2010
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State - 2010 Republican Primary Election Results
- ↑ Even though Luther Strange received the most votes, he failed to receive over fifty percent of those votes required by Alabama state law. A run-off election between the top two vote recipients, therefore, was required to decide who went on to the general election.
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Career fundraising for Luther Strange," accessed June 3, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money.org
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Alabama Attorney General 2011-present |
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