George Marc Keahey | |
State Senate: | Alabama |
State: | Alabama |
District: | 22nd |
Term Start: | 2009 |
Term End: | 2014 |
Preceded: | Pat Lindsey |
Succeeded: | Greg Albritton |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Date: | 1980 |
Alma Mater: | University of Alabama Cumberland School of Law |
Occupation: | Attorney |
Spouse: | Karie Keahey |
Residence: | Grove Hill, Alabama |
Website: | Keahey for Senate |
Marc Keahey was a Democratic member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 22nd district.
Keahey earned a business degree from the University of Alabama, and in 2004 earned a JD from Cumberland School of Law. He has a wife, Karie, and four children.[1]
After graduating from law school, Keahey served as a public defender, assistant district attorney, and private lawyer. Keahey was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 2006, and won a special election the Alabama Senate in 2009. He won election to a full Senate term in 2010. Keahey served on the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee, Business and Labor Committee, Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability Committee, Judiciary, and the Local Legislation No. 3 Committee.
In 2010, Keahey was named Legislator of the Year by the Alabama Association of Conservation Districts.[2]
He dropped his re-election bid in 2014 after the Republican-controlled Senate redrew his district to be majority Republican.[3]