| Chad Fincher | |
| State House: | Alabama |
| State: | Alabama |
| District: | 102nd |
| Term Start: | November 2006 |
| Term End: | November 2014 |
| Preceded: | Rusty Glover |
| Succeeded: | Jack W. Williams |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Place: | Mobile County, Alabama, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Auburn University |
| Profession: | Real estate broker |
| Spouse: | Caresse Fincher |
| Residence: | Semmes, Alabama, U.S. |
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.
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]
Fincher currently serves as chairman on the House Agriculture and Forestry Committee. Other committees Fincher serves on include:
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]
See also: Alabama's 1st congressional district special election, 2013. Fincher ran in a 2013 special election to represent 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.