Slade Blackwell
Slade Blackwell was a Republican member of the Alabama Senate for the 15th district, encompassing parts of Jefferson County and Shelby County. Blackwell served from 2010-2018.Biography
Blackwell was born in Mississippi and grew up in Montevallo, Alabama. He received a Bachelor of Science in Commercial Design and Business from the University of Montevallo on a basketball scholarship. He then worked for Colonial Properties, and started his own small business, Ikana Development, in 1996.
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. He now attends Covenant Presbyterian Church in Homewood, Alabama. He is married to his high school sweetheart, and they have three children.
