Shadrack McGill

Shadrack McGill
Alabama State Senate District 8
Incumbent
In office
November 3, 2010-Present
Term ends
November 5, 2014
Years in position	3
Party	Republican
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
High school	Paint Rock Valley High School
Personal
Birthday	November 6, 1975
Place of birth	Jackson County, AL
Profession	Business Owner
Religion	Christian
Websites
Office website

Shadrack McGill is a Republican member of the Alabama State Senate, representing the 8th district since 2010.

McGill attended North Alabama Community College. He has owned several businesses in the past is currently owner and operator of Hydraulic Seals and Service.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

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

• Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee
• Business and Labor Committee
• Commerce, Transportation and Utilities Committee
• Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics and Elections Committee
• Local Legislation No. 4 Committee
• Small Business Committee, Chair

Elections

2010

See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2010

McGill defeated incumbent Lowell Barron in the November 2 general election.

Alabama State Senate, District 8 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Shadrack McGill (R)		20,603
Lowell Barron (D)		20,016

Campaign themes

McGill's campaign website discusses the following three issues:

• Jobs, economy & taxes

Excerpt: "My #1 priority will be finding ways to get our people back to work. We can do this by bringing more employers here, and helping our existing businesses succeed and expand."

• Education

Excerpt: "We need a highly educated workforce in order to grow economically... Most importantly, we need to look at how we fund—and run—our K-12 schools."

• Ethics reform

Excerpt: "Ethics in government is about making it a level playing field for all, and the current system has failed."

Endorsements

McGill was endorsed by:

• The Alabama Tea Party Express

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, McGill raised $221,861 in contributions.

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Alabama Republican Party	$97,501
New Alabama Leadership Cmte	$27,000
Friends Of Jimmy W Holley	$15,000
Waggoner For Senate Cmte	$11,500

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term "Shadrack + McGill + 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.

Shadrack McGill News Feed

• Heather McGill, Wife of Alabama Sen. Shadrack McGill, Warns on Facebook to ... - ABC News (blog)
• In new Facebook post, Sen. Shadrack McGill's wife describes previous ... - al.com (blog)
• Sen. Shadrack McGill vows to keep fighting for failed quarry bill in 2014 - al.com (blog)
• Lawmaker's Wife Orders Women of Facebook to Stop Hitting on Husband - Gawker
• Sen. McGill's wife defends marriage on Facebook in plea to go viral - ZDNet
• WZTV FOX 17 - Top Stories - WZTV
• Former state Sen. Lowell Barron has initial court hearing set - The Birmingham News - al.com
• Senator's wife tells women to back off - Montgomery Advertiser
• Alabama State Senator's Wife Warns Women to Keep Off Her Man - WWGP 1050 AM
• Forget all that chaff chaff. Redstone Blob was a UFO, or Heather McGill's hair ... - al.com

Personal

McGill and his wife, Heather, have six children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Senate website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Lowell Barron	Alabama State Senate District 8 2010-present	Succeeded by NA

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