Slade Blackwell (born June 14, 1968) is an American

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politician and businessman who served as a member of the

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from 2010 to 2018.

Early life and education

He was born in

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and grew up in

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.Senate webpage
He received a Bachelor of Science in Commercial Design and Business from the

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on a

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Career

After graduating from college, Blackwell worked for

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and started his own small business, Inkana Development, in 1996.Ikana website
He is a member of the

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Business Alliance, Mountain Brook and Greater Shelby County

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, the

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, and a board member of Birmingham Golf Association. Blackwell attended Enon

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Church in

Calera, Alabama Calera is a city in Shelby and Chilton counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is the location of the Shelby County Airport. As of the 2010 census Calera had a population of 11,620, more than tripling its total in 2000, making it the faste ...

as a child. He now attends Covenant

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Church in

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. He is married to his

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sweetheart, and they have three children.

References

1968 births 21st-century American politicians American Presbyterians Republican Party Alabama state senators Baptists from Alabama Living people People from Calera, Alabama People from Montevallo, Alabama People from Mountain Brook, Alabama University of Montevallo alumni {{Alabama-politician-stub