Bradley Byrne
Bradley Roberts Byrne (born February 16, 1955) is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 1st congressional district from 2014 to 2021. Elected as a member of the state Board of Education as a Democrat in 1994, he became a member of the Republican Party in 1997, and served in the Alabama Senate from 2003 to 2007, representing the state's 32nd district.
Bradley Byrne | |
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Official portrait, 2014 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 1st district | |
| In office January 8, 2014 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jo Bonner |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Carl |
| Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System | |
| In office May 2007 – August 31, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Roy Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Freida Hill |
| Member of the Alabama Senate from the 32nd district | |
| In office November 2002 – January 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Lipscomb |
| Succeeded by | Trip Pittman |
| Member of the Alabama State Board of Education from the 1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – January 4, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | John Tyson |
| Succeeded by | Randy McKinney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bradley Roberts Byrne February 16, 1955 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (1997–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 1997) |
| Spouse |
Rebecca Dukes (m. 1982) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Duke University (BA) University of Alabama (JD) |
Byrne was chancellor of the Alabama Community College System from 2007 until he resigned in 2009 to run for the 2010 Republican nomination for governor of Alabama. In December 2013 he won a special election to represent the state's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Byrne ran in the Republican primary for the 2020 United States Senate election in Alabama, but was defeated in the first round of the primary by Tommy Tuberville and Jeff Sessions.