Tammy Irons is a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 member of the Alabama State Senate, representing the 1st District since a special election in 2006. The district includes Florence

Florence, Alabama

Florence is the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the northwestern corner of the state.According to the 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the city's population was 36,721....

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Personal

Irons received her B.S. in accounting from the University of North Alabama and her law degree from the University of Memphis.

After law school, Representative Irons served as a judicial law clerk for the Tennessee Court of Appeals. She is a business attorney and owns the Irons Law Firm. Representative Irons is a member of various boards including the Shoals Entrepreneurial Center; Shoals Economic Development Authority; SafePlace, Inc. and the Boys and Girls Clubs. She is president of the Lauderdale County Bar Association, member of the President's Cabinet at the University of North Alabama.

Irons is a member of the Sherrod Avenue Church of Christ. She is married to Curley Hallman

Curley Hallman

Hudson "Curley" Hallman is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Southern Mississippi and Louisiana State University , compiling a career record of 39–39.-Early years:Growing up near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Hallman aspired to play for...

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Political career

In March 2006, Irons defeated Republican Florence attorney William Smith in a special election to fill the Alabama House seat left vacant after the death of long-time Representative Nelson Starkey. Irons went on later that year to defeat Smith again in the regularly scheduled general election to hold the office for a full term.

In 2008, Irons was touted as a possible Democratic contender to replace retiring U.S. Representative Bud Cramer (5th District of Alabama), but after much consideration, she chose not to run.

Irons is a District 1 candidate for the State Senate

Alabama Senate

The Alabama State Senate is the upper house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama. The body is composed of 35 members representing an equal amount of districts across the state, with each district containing at least 127,140 citizens...

 in 2010 to replace retiring Sen. Bobby Denton

Bobby E. Denton

Bobby E. Denton is a Democratic member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 1st District since 1978, and is currently the Dean of the Senate, an honorary title...

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External links

• Representative Tammy Irons official state government site
• Tammy Irons for State Senate official campaign site
• Profile at OurCampaigns
• Irons Law Firm