Jamie Kiel

Jamie Glenn Kiel is an American politician from the state of Alabama. He currently serves as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives for District 18. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Jamie Kiel
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
from the 18th district
Assumed office
November 6, 2018
Preceded byJohnny Mack Morrow
Personal details
Born
Jamie Glenn Kiel

(1974-12-09) December 9, 1974
Political partyRepublican
Children3

Education

Kiel graduated from Northwest Shoals Community College with an Associate's degree in business in 1995. After graduating, Kiel enrolled in the University of North Alabama where he earned a B.S. in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services.[1]

Career

In 1996, while Kiel was enrolled in the University of North Alabama, he started his equipment rental company, Kiel Equipment.[2] Kiel still runs the company today.[3] In 2013, Kiel became a managing partner with SAL Properties, a property management company.[4] During his time as owner of Kiel Equipment, Kiel also became a founding member of the Franklin County Broadband Taskforce and a member of the Federal Monitoring Committee for the Franklin County School System.[5][6] Kiel announced his run for State House in 2017, after Representative Johnny Mack Morrow announced that he would not be running for reelection.[7] Kiel defeated his Republican Primary opponent, Tony Riley, winning 79.9% of the vote. Kiel then defeated his Democratic opponent, Eddie Britton, by a margin of over 40 points.[8]

Committee positions

Kiel is a member of the Insurance,[9] State Government,[10] and Ways and Means Education[11] committees.

Elections

2018 Republican Primary
2018 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jamie Kiel 4,312 79.9%
Republican Tony Riley 1,085 20.1%
Total votes 5,397 100.0%

2018 General Election
2018 General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jamie Kiel 9,845 71.7%
Democratic Eddie Britton 3,886 28.3%
Write-in 8 0.1%
Total votes 13,739 100.0%

References
  1. "Jamie Kiel - Linkedin". Linkedin.
  2. "Meet Jamie". Jamie Kiel for State Representative. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  3. "New Member Profile: Rep. Jamie Kiel". Alabama Daily News. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  4. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  5. "Jamie Kiel". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  6. PNS (2018-04-30). "Meet Jamie Kiel | Pen-N-Sword II". pennswordtwo.com. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  7. "Russellville businessman Jamie Kiel seeks GOP nomination in State House District 18". Franklin County Times. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  8. "2018 Alabama State House District 18 Election Results". Bama Politics. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  9. "House Insurance Committee". www.legislature.state.al.us. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  10. "House State Government Committee". www.legislature.state.al.us. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  11. "House Ways and Means Education Committee". www.legislature.state.al.us. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
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