Luther Johnson Strange III is the 49th Attorney General of Alabama

Attorney General of Alabama

The Attorney General of Alabama is an elected, constitutional officer of the State of Alabama. The office of the Attorney General is located at the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Henry Hitchcock was elected Alabama's first attorney general in 1819....

. Strange was a candidate for public office in Alabama during both the 2006 and 2010 elections. In 2006, Strange ran for Alabama Lt. Governor and defeated George Wallace, Jr.

George Wallace, Jr.

George Corley Wallace, III is an American politician from Alabama.-Personal life:...

 in the Republican primary. Strange lost the general election to Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

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 Jim Folsom, Jr.

Jim Folsom, Jr.

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. In 2010, Strange defeated incumbent Troy King

Troy King

Troy Robin King is the former attorney general of the state of Alabama, United States. He previously served as an assistant attorney general and a legal adviser to both Republican governors Bob Riley and Fob James. King was appointed by Governor Bob Riley in 2004, when William Pryor resigned to...

 in the Republican primary, before going on to win the general election on November 2, 2010 against Democrat James Anderson.

Personal

Luther Strange was born in Birmingham and lived in Sylacauga until the age of 6, when his family moved to Homewood, Alabama. As a youth Strange became an Eagle Scout

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Strange graduated from Shades Valley High School

Shades Valley High School

Shades Valley High School is a public secondary school located in Irondale, Alabama . The school was established in 1948 near Homewood and was moved to its present location in Irondale in the fall of 1996.-Location:...

 in 1970. He first earned his undergraduate degree

Undergraduate degree

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 and then his Juris Doctorate in 1979 from Tulane University

Tulane University

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. Strange was admitted to the Alabama State Bar

Alabama State Bar

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 in 1981.

Prior to being elected Attorney General, Strange was the founder of the law firm Strange LLC., based in Birmingham. Prior to founding his firm, he was a partner with Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is a law firm based in Birmingham, Alabama. In addition to its Birmingham office, Bradley Arant also has offices in Charlotte, North Carolina, Huntsville, Alabama, Jackson, Mississippi, Montgomery, Alabama, Washington D.C., and Nashville, Tennessee...

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Luther Strange and his family currently reside in Mountain Brook, Alabama

Mountain Brook, Alabama

Mountain Brook is a city in southeastern Jefferson County, Alabama, and a suburb of Birmingham. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 20,821. Mountain Brook is a particularly affluent city within the Birmingham metropolitan area and has appeared in several lists...

, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...

. He and his wife Melissa have two sons.