Russell Bedsole is an American politician and law enforcement officer serving as a Republican member of the

Alabama House of Representatives The Alabama State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of state of Alabama. The House is composed of 105 members representing an equal number of districts, with each constituency contai ...

from the 49th district. He was elected in November 2020, and he assumed office on December 7, 2020.

Education

Bedsole earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice from

Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...

and a Master of Science in Public Administration from

Troy University Troy University is a public university in Troy, Alabama. It was founded in 1887 as Troy State Normal School within the Alabama State University System, and is now the flagship university of the Troy University System. Troy University is accredi ...

Career

Bedsole has served as a captain in the Shelby County Sheriff's Department. He was also a member of the

Alabaster, Alabama Alabaster is a city and southern suburb of Birmingham in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 33,284. Alabaster is the 16th largest city in Alabama by number of residents. Geography Alabaster is locate ...

City Council. He was elected to the

in November 2020 and assumed office on December 7, 2020.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bedsole, Russell Living people People from Shelby County, Alabama Auburn University alumni Troy University alumni Republican Party members of the Alabama House of Representatives 1975 births 21st-century American legislators Alabama city council members 21st-century Alabama politicians