Bill Poole | |
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Member of the
Alabama House of Representatives from the 63rd district | |
In office 2011–2021 | |
Preceded by | Robert J. Bentley |
Succeeded by | Cynthia Almond |
Personal details | |
Born | William Stitt Poole III May 1, 1975 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Alabama ( BS, JD) |
William Stitt Poole III [1] (born May 1, 1975) [2] is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives for the 63rd district from 2011 to 2021.
Poole was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. [2] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business management from the University of Alabama in 1997 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2004.
After graduating from law school, he took a job as a civil attorney for the city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He became a city attorney and prosecutor for Brookwood, Alabama, and also worked for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and as a staff assistant to the House Ways and Means Committee in the United States House of Representatives. [3]
In 2010, Poole ran for the 63rd district of the Alabama House of Representatives which was represented by Robert J. Bentley. [4] Poole defeated attorney John Fisher for the Republican Party nomination, [5] and Democratic professor Susan Pace Hamill in the general election. [3]
In 2013, House Speaker Mike Hubbard appointed Poole as chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee. [6] Following Hubbard's criminal conviction in 2016, Poole considered running for speaker, though he opted against it. [7] After Donald Trump announced that he selected United States Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama to become United States attorney general, Bentley considered appointing Poole to the position. [8]
Poole was raised in Dayton, Alabama. He and his wife, Niccole, have three children. [3] Poole's father, Bill II, served as a city attorney for Demopolis, Alabama. [9]