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| Name | Steve Flowers |
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Hoover, Alabama , United States |
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| Info | Steve Flowers was born and raised in Troy, Alabama. He attended public schools in Troy. He became a Page in the Alabama Legislature at age 12 and worked at the State Capitol throughout his high school years. Upon graduation from high school in Troy, he was chosen Alabama�s Most Outstanding High School Leader.
He continued on at the University of Alabama where he was a student leader and served in the Student Senate. He graduated from the Capstone in 1974 with a degree in history and political science..
He returned home to Troy and entered private business. He began a successful career in insurance and real estate which he continues today.
In 1982, at age 30, he entered politics and was elected State Representative from Pike County. In that, being his first race, he received the largest number of votes ever cast for any person in a political race in the history of Pike County. He was overwhelmingly reelected four times. He left undefeated and uncontested, choosing not to seek reelection in 1998 after sixteen years in the House of Representatives.
As a lawmaker he was selected by Alabama Magazine as the Outstanding Freshman House Member. Also, in his first term he quickly earned a reputation as a stalwart leader of the conservative and pro-business efforts in Alabama. He was primary sponsor and author of the sweeping changes in Alabama�s civil liability laws known as Tort Reform. He also became a champion of Victims of Crimes and Leniency and was at the helm of efforts to rid Alabama of pornography and obscene literature. He was awarded the cherished Guardian of Small Business Award by the National Federation of Independent Business. The Business Council of Alabama and the Alabama Alliance of Business and Industry both honored him for his consistently high probusiness voting record. He received the Outstanding Service to Agriculture from Alabama Farmers� Federation. In 1984 he was selected as the Victims of Crimes Outstanding Legislator. The Alabama Soil and Conservation Districts honored Steve in 1991 as their Outstanding Legislator of the year. As a member of the Legislature, Steve served as Chairman of the Insurance Committee for 1991-1994. He also served as Chairman of the Health Committee, 1995-1998, with sixteen years of continuous service on both Insurance and Health Committees. He served as a member of the Energy Council, the Reapportionment Committee and was Alabama�s Vice Chairman of the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Steve sustained a perfect attendance record for 16 consecutive years. In 1988 his House colleagues passed a resolution naming him the Most Ethical Member of the House and in 1992 he was voted by his colleagues as the Most Outstanding Member of the Alabama House of Representatives.
Steve has been an up-close participant and observer of Alabama politics for more than 40 years.
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