2010 Alabama Gubernatorial Candidate Biographies
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 Artur Davis Follow on:  |
U.S. Representative Artur Davis was reelected in 2008 to serve his fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He represents Alabama’s Seventh Congressional District, a twelve county area that spans from Birmingham and Tuscaloosa to the Black Belt. |
 Robert Bentley Follow on: |
Dr. Robert Julian Bentley is a native of Columbiana in Shelby County Alabama. Robert’s father, David Harford Bentley, who worked at his sawmill, instilled within his youngest son an old-fashioned work ethic. His mother, Mattie Boyd Vick Bentley, cared for Robert, his brother and three sisters. She taught him how to be compassionate and to appreciate traditional family values. |
 Ron Sparks Follow on: |
Ron Sparks, now in his second term as Alabama's Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, was born and raised in Fort Payne, Alabama, where he learned the value of hard work from his mother and grandmother. His mother and both of his grandmothers worked in DeKalb County sock mills. |
 Bradley Byrne Follow on: |
My name is Bradley Byrne and I am a proven, conservative reformer who hopes to earn your vote for Governor in 2010. I am running for Governor because I believe it is critical that Alabama move forward in its quest for educational excellence, ethics reform and robust economic development. |
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 Kay Ivey Follow on: |
State Treasurer Kay Ivey is the first Republican to hold the office of state treasurer in Alabama since Reconstruction. First elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006 with the largest vote in a contested statewide race, Treasurer Kay Ivey has been a champion of taxpayers’ interests focusing on cost savings and efficiencies in Treasury operations.
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 Tim James Follow on: |
Tim James, 47, is the son of a renowned Alabamian, Fob James, Jr., a former two-term governor of Alabama. He attended Baylor Preparatory in Chattanooga, TN and received his Finance degree from Auburn University in 1985. |
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 Bill Johnson Follow on: |
Bill Johnson is the son of a career army soldier and grew up at Ft Benning and Keesler Air Force bases. When his father retired, the family settled in Birmingham in 1973. He attended John Carroll high school and received a full academic scholarship to Spring Hill College in Mobile on a pre-med track. | ||
 Roy Moore Follow on: |
Roy Moore was born in Etowah County Alabama. He is a West Point graduate and served his country as a Captain in the Vietnam War. During his professional career he has worked as a professional kick boxer, and cowboy on a 42,000 acre cattle ranch in Australia. Roy Moore completed his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1977, and was elected as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court in the year 2000. As Chief Justice, Roy Moore managed an annual budget of 160 million dollars and 2,200 employees. |
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 James Potts |
James Samuel Potts, Jr was born in the West End Baptist Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama in 1940. He is a fifth generation native. His parents are James and Margaret Earl Potts, now deceased. He attended Montevallo Schools (Kindergarten through High School) beginning in 1947 and graduating from High School in May, 1959. |
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