Dick Brewbaker
Member of the Alabama Senate
from the 25th district
In office
November 3, 2010 – November 7, 2018
Preceded byLarry Dixon
Succeeded byWill Barfoot
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
from the 75th district
In office
January 2003 – January 2007
Preceded byGreg Wren
Succeeded byGreg Wren
Personal details
Born
Dick Lansden Brewbaker

(1961-01-28) January 28, 1961
Political partyRepublican
EducationVanderbilt University (BS)

Dick Lansden Brewbaker (born January 28, 1961)[1] is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Alabama Senate for the 25th district, encompassing parts of Montgomery County and Elmore County,[2] from 2010 to 2018.[3]

Biography

Dick Brewbaker attended the Montgomery Academy. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He then taught in a number of schools, including the Montgomery Academy.[4]

He worked as the state director of SCORE 100, an education reform initiative. He was appointed by Governor Fob James as an education liaison to the Alabama House of Representatives and to the Alabama State Board of Education.[4]

From 2003 to 2007, he was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives for the 75th district. Brewbaker was elected to the Alabama Senate in 2010 and served until his retirement in 2018. He was the president and CEO of Brewbaker Motors, a family business started by his grandfather in 1941.[4] The dealership was sold off in 2023.[3]

He is married with five children. He attends a Presbyterian church, where he is an elder.[4]

Congressional race

In November 2023, Brewbaker announced his candidacy to represent Alabama's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is running as a Republican in the March 5th primary election.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Dick Brewbaker's Biography". Vote Smart.
  2. ↑ "SENATOR DICK BREWBAKER (R)". Alabama State Senate. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Poor, Jeff (September 2, 2023). "Fmr State Sen. Brewbaker on 2024 congressional run: 'I would love to run in a district where there is no incumbent'". 1819 News. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "About Senator Brewbaker". The Brewbaker for Senate Campaign Committee. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Brewbaker Announces Candidacy for Alabama Congressional District 2". Montgomery Independent. 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
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