Spencer Bachus

Spencer Thomas Bachus III. (Born December 28, 1947 in Birmingham , Alabama ) is an American lawyer and politician ( Republican Party ).

Career

Spencer Bachus graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama Law School in Tuscaloosa in 1972 . He also served in the National Guard from 1969 to 1971 . He ran his own law practice and sawmill until 1992.

Bachus also pursued a political career. He served in the Alabama Senate between 1983 and 1984 . He was then a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1984 to 1987 . Bachus was a member of the Alabama Board of Education between 1987 and 1991 . During that time he chaired the Alabama Republican Executive Committee between 1991 and 1992 . He was elected to the 103rd US Congress and re - elected to the ten subsequent US Congresses . Bachus served in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1993 to January 3, 2015.

Web links

Commons : Spencer Bachus - collection of images, videos and audio files

Spencer Bachus in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Bachus, Spencer
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bachus, Spencer Thomas III.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	December 28, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH	Birmingham , Alabama