Todd Strange is an United States

United States

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 Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 politician

Politician

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 from Alabama

Alabama

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, who is currently serving as the 56th Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery, Alabama

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. Strange won a special election & took office on March 10, 2009 after his predecessor, Democrat

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 Bobby Bright

Bobby Bright

Bobby Neal Bright, Sr. is an American politician who served as U.S. Representative for from 2009 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes just over half of the state capital, Montgomery, as well as most of the Wiregrass Region in the southeastern part of the state....

, was elected to the United States House of Representatives

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. His term will end in 2011.

Prior to becoming mayor, Strange served as chairman of the Montgomery County Commission for nearly five years. He also served as former president, CEO, and co-owner of Blount Strange Automotive Group.