Slade Blackwell

Slade Blackwell
Alabama State Senate District 15
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
Bachelor's	University of Montevallo
Personal
Birthday	June 14, 1963
Place of birth	Missouri
Profession	Business Owner
Religion	Presbyterian
Websites
Office website
Personal website
Campaign website

Slade Blackwell is a Republican member of the Alabama State Senate, representing the 15th district since 2010.

Blackwell earned his BS in Commercial Design and Business from the University of Montevallo. After college, Blackwell worked for Colonial Properties as Acquisitions and Development Manager for Colonial Properties Trust. He then started his own real estate development business, Inkana Development, in 1996 and has worked in that position since.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

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

• Banking and Insurance Committee Chair
• Confirmations Committee
• Education Committee
• Finance and Taxation Education Committee
• Health Committee
• Job Creation and Economic Development Committee
• Local Legislation No. 2 Committee
• Transportation Committee, Alabama State Legislature

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

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

Slade Blackwell endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election.

Elections

2010

See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2010

Blackwell defeated incumbent Steve French in the June 1 primary. He then ran unopposed in the November 2 general election.

Across the country in 2010, state senate elections were held in 43 states. 1,167 state senate seats were at stake. In all 1,167 state senate districts with an election in 2010, only 19 challengers (12 Democrats and 7 Republicans) defeated an incumbent state senator. Blackwell is one of the 7 Republican challengers who defeated an incumbent Republican state senator.

Alabama State Senate, District 15 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Slade Blackwell (R)		14,165
Steve French (R)		9,606

Campaign themes

Blackwell's campaign website lists the following issues:

• Economic Development

Excerpt: "Economic development equals jobs; jobs equal family-sustaining wages and tax revenue that leads to more prosperity for our area and state."

• Smoking Ban

Excerpt: "I think it is time people start showing some personal responsibility in taking care of themselves. Let the customer and the owner make the decision about smoking in the restaurant-government has enough to deal with today."

• Electronic Bingo

Excerpt: "I am personally against electronic bingo plus all other forms of gambling and the corruption it breeds."

• County Commission Relations

Excerpt: "I believe a stronger relationship between the County Commissioners and our State Legislators would be a step in the right direction toward finding resolutions to issues affecting our District and State. "

• Solving the Jefferson County Sewer Crisis

Excerpt: "I have worked hard to help find a solution to the Jefferson County sewer crisis... This is one of the main reasons I’m running for the District 15 Senate seat."

• Education

Excerpt: "Education is at the forefront of my agenda and support for our schools is a top priority. Furthermore, it affects every single aspect of our ability to live well now and into the future. "

• Campaign Finances

Excerpt: "Alabama definitely should ban PAC to PAC transfers. Such transfers promote hiding funds and make it difficult to discover who is actually contributing to candidates and their causes. "

• Taxes

Excerpt: "Raising taxes is counterproductive to a stable economy, and I stand firmly against it."

• Sales Tax on Food

Excerpt: "I support a reduction in government spending and removal of the sales tax on food."

• Constitutional Reform

Excerpt: "In a state facing corruption at almost all level of government, a convention to re-write Alabama's Constitution at this time would be extremely difficult... There are major changes that need to be made, and I support amending or repealing specific sections of the Constitution."

• Ethics and Values

Excerpt: "We need men and women with the courage to act on their own convictions; we need independent thinkers who place their principles and values above party politics..."

• Abortion

Excerpt: "I am a Conservative Christian and oppose abortion. Simply put, I believe in the sanctity of life and that it should be protected."

Endorsements

Blackwell was endorsed by:

• The Alabama Tea Party Express

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Blackwell raised $944,265 in contributions.

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Blackwell, Slade	$190,000
Associated Builders & Contractors Of Alabama	$108,700
Blackwell, John G	$75,500
JDC PAC	$37,500

Recent news

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

Slade Blackwell News Feed

• Alabama House Passes Emergency Broadcaster Bill - Radio World
• Alabama Legislators Support Creating a Clinical Center for Fibromyalgia, ME ... - ProHealth

Personal

Blackwell and his wife Sally have three children.

External links

Suggest a link

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

References

Political offices
Preceded by Steve French	Alabama State Senate District 15 2010-present	Succeeded by NA