Luther Strange

Luther J. Strange, III (born March 1, 1953 in Birmingham) is an attorney and lobbyist. In 2006 he was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, but lost to Jim Folsom, Jr.

Biography

Strange was born in Birmingham and grew up in Sylacauga and Homewood. He became an Eagle Scout at 13 and attended Shades Cahaba Elementary School and Homewood Middle School. He graduated from Shades Valley High School in 1970 as an All-State basketball player.

Strange is a 1975 graduate of Tulane University where he played varsity basketball while earning his bachelor degree in political science. He spent a year working on a Merchant Marine oilfield supply vessel in the North Sea before returning to Tulane to attend law school. He completed his Juris Doctorate in 1979 and was admitted to the Louisiana Bar the same year.

Moving back to Birmingham, Strange began working for Sonat, and was promoted to direct their Washington D.C. office from 1975 to 1994. When he returned he opened a law practice with Jack Selden, which merged into Bradley Arant Rose & White in 1998. He was the chair of Bradley Arant's Governmental Affairs Practice Group before leaving to form his own law firm in 2008.

Since the 1990s he has been active in supporting Republican candidates for office. He founded the Red Mountain Republican Club in 1997 and was chair of the committee to elect fellow Tulane alumnus Bill Pryor as Alabama Attorney General in 1998 and 2002.

Strange is on the Board of Directors for the Business Council of Alabama and the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce. He is also president of the Board of Trustees for the Alabama Ballet and active in the Rotary Club of Birmingham and the Monday Morning Quarterback Club. He attended Leadership Alabama as a member of the 2003–04 class. He served on Governor Riley's "Task Force to Strengthen Alabama Families" and was active in the 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns for George W. Bush.

Strange lives in Mountain Brook with his wife, the former Melissa Berry, and two sons, Luke and Keehn. He is a member of St Mary's-on-the-Highlands Episcopal Church where he and Melissa have both served on the vestry.

References

• Thornton, William. (January 4, 2008). "Strange to form own law firm." The Birmingham News.

External links

• Luther Strange official web site
• Luther Strange at bradleyarant.com