| Slade Blackwell | |
| State Senate: | Alabama |
| District: | 15th |
| Term Start: | November 3, 2010 |
| Term End: | November 7, 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Steve French |
| Successor: | Dan Roberts |
| Birth Date: | 14 June 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Mississippi, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Education: | University of Montevallo (BS) |
Slade Blackwell (born June 14, 1968) is an American Republican politician and businessman who served as a member of the Alabama Senate from 2010 to 2018.[1]
He was born in Mississippi and grew up in Montevallo, Alabama.[2] He received a Bachelor of Science in Commercial Design and Business from the University of Montevallo on a basketball scholarship.[3]
After graduating from college, Blackwell worked for Colonial Properties and started his own small business, Inkana Development, in 1996.[4]
He is a member of the Birmingham Business Alliance, Mountain Brook and Greater Shelby County Chambers of Commerce, the Alabama Republican Party, and a board member of Birmingham Golf Association.
Blackwell attended Enon Baptist Church in Calera, Alabama as a child.[3] He now attends Covenant Presbyterian Church in Homewood, Alabama.[3] He is married to his high school sweetheart, and they have three children.[3]