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Chad Austin Fincher (born 1974) is an American politician from Semmes, Alabama.[1] He served as a member of the Alabama State House of Representatives from 2006 until 2014.

Biography

Fincher, born in Mobile County, Alabama, is a graduate of Auburn University with Bachelor of Science in Forestry Operations, and is a registered Forester with the State of Alabama.[2]

He is currently the Owner of Fincher and Associates Realty, and is a licensed Realtor in the states of Alabama and Mississippi. He has practiced real estate for over 15 years.[3]

Legislative history

Fincher currently serves as chairman on the House Agriculture and Forestry Committee. Other committees Fincher serves on include:

  • House Ways and Means Committee
  • Mobile County Delegation Committee
  • Water Policy and Management Joint Legislative Committee
  • Joint Legislative Committee on State Parks
  • Housing Finance Authority Legislative Oversight Committee
  • Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy Policy
  • Southern Legislative Conferences Agriculture and Rural Development Committee
  • Southern Regional Education Board Legislative Advisory Council

Education reform

In the 2013 Legislative Session, Fincher sponsored the School Flexibility Act, now known (after a controversial rewrite to encompass private school vouchers) as the Alabama Accountability Act, which established flexibility contracts between the State Board of Education and local school districts, and establishes a scholarship program for children in failing schools as well as taxpayer funds for private schools.[4]

2013 congressional campaign

Шаблон:See also Fincher ran in a 2013 special election to represent Шаблон:Ushr in the United States House of Representatives, following Jo Bonner's retirement.[5] Fincher finished third in the Republican primary, behind Bradley Byrne and Dean Young.[6] In his concession speech he described himself as a social and fiscal conservative.

References

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