Slade Blackwell

Mark Slade Blackwell (born June 14, 1968 in Mississippi) is a founding partner of Inkana Development and a former Alabama State Senator, representing District 15 from 2010 to 2018.

Blackwell graduated from Montevallo High School in 1987 and attended the University of Montevallo on a basketball scholarship, graduating with a bachelor of science in commercial design in 1991. He worked for Colonial Properties Trust as an acquisitions and development manager before founding Inkana in 1996.

Blackwell was an organizer of JeffCoCan, a lobbying group that opposed bankruptcy as an option for Jefferson County's debt crisis.

In the 2010 Republican primary Blackwell successfully challenged incumbent Steve French for the Alabama Senate District 15 seat. His campaign advertisements made controversial accusations about French's voting record. He was re-elected in 2014 but did not run again in 2018. In that year's election Dan Roberts won the District 15 seat without oppposition.

Blackwell and his wife, the former Sally Salter, have three children. They attend Covenant Presbyterian Church.

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Preceded by: Steve French	Alabama State Senator, District 15 2010–2018	Succeeded by: Dan Roberts

References

Daniels, Malcomb (March 22, 2010) "Slade Blackwell will run for June 1 primary." The Birmingham News