Bradley Byrne, candidate for Governor to Address Community
on Economic Development

The Biztech-UAHuntsville Alliance is pleased to announce that Bradley Byrne, candidate for Governor of Alabama, will be at Biztech on March 2 at 9:30AM to discuss his ideas and listen to ideas from the Alliance and the community on economic development and job creation in Huntsville.

The Biztech-UAHuntsville Alliance is a formal partnership to provide a focus on technology commercialization in Huntsville and Madison County. The Biztech-UAHuntsville Alliance welcomes candidates for statewide office to present their views on how they will help Huntsville in economic development and job creation through encouraging technology in the community. The Biztech-UAHuntsville Alliance hosted Artur Davis, US Representative and candidate for Governor in January to discuss the same issue.

Bradley attended University Military School in Mobile. After completing his undergraduate studies, Bradley received his law degree from the University of Alabama School of Law. He practiced law in Mobile for over 25 years, always active in the local community in various service organizations.

In 1994, Bradley entered the public arena, offering his candidacy as a member of the Alabama State Board of Education. He was elected, and then reelected in 1998. In 2002, Bradley won the Republican nomination and general election to the State Senate representing District 32, and he was reelected in 2006. While in the Senate, Bradley served on the Education Committee, the Education Budget Committee, and the Judiciary Committee, and chaired the Joint Oversight Committee on State Parks.

Bradley won the Legislator of the Year Award from the Alabama Wildlife Federation in 2005. Bradley and his family have a place just upriver from Mobile. Most recently, Bradley was appointed by the Alabama State Board of Education in May 2007 as Chancellor of the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education, to serve as the chief executive officer of Alabama’s two-year college system. Working with a dedicated team, the two-year college system has been righted, and the ongoing effort to serve students and the people of Alabama has been refocused to its proper goals.

In his role as Chancellor, Bradley also served as Chairman of the State Workforce Planning Council. In that role he oversaw all of Alabama’s workforce development efforts, giving him a keen understanding of the state’s ability to expand the workforce by fostering a business climate that creates good jobs.

Bradley Byrne, 54, has been married to the former Rebecca Dukes of Montgomery for 28 years. Rebecca is the Executive Director of United Way of Baldwin County, and they are the parents of four children: Patrick, a graduate of The University of the South, works for Hargrove and Associates in Mobile; Kathleen, a graduate of the University of Alabama who works in Huntsville; Laura, a sophomore at Tulane; and Colin, a junior at Fairhope High School. Bradley lives in Fairhope where he and his family are members of St. James Episcopal Church.

Mr. Bryne’s stated position on economic development is attached to this announcement.
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Please join us at our offices on 515 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, directly across the traffic light from the Bevill Center, for this discussion at 9:30AM.

RSVP to receptionist@biztech.org or call 256-704-6000.


Gary H. Tauss
CEO/Executive Director, BizTech