Slade Blackwell


Slade Blackwell is an American Republican politician and businessman who served as a member of the Alabama Senate from 2010 to 2018.

Early life and education

He was born in Mississippi and grew up in Montevallo, Alabama. He received a Bachelor of Science in Commercial Design and Business from the University of Montevallo on a basketball scholarship.

Career

After graduating from college, Blackwell worked for Colonial Properties and started his own small business, Inkana Development, in 1996.
He is a member of the Birmingham Business Alliance, Mountain Brook and Greater Shelby County Chambers of Commerce, the Republican Party">Republican Party (United States)">Republican Party, and a board member of Birmingham Golf Association.
Blackwell attended Enon Baptist Church in Calera, Alabama as a child. He now attends Covenant Presbyterian Church in Homewood, Alabama. He is married to his high school sweetheart, and they have three children.