Bradley Byrne facts for kids

Bradley Byrne
Quick facts for kids Bradley Byrne
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Alabama's 1st district
	In office; January 8, 2014 – January 3, 2021
Preceded by	Jo Bonner
Succeeded by	Jerry Carl
Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System
	In office; May 2007 – August 31, 2009
Preceded by	Roy Johnson
Succeeded by	Freida Hill
Member of the Alabama Senate; from the 32nd district
	In office; November 2002 – January 2007
Preceded by	Albert Lipscomb
Succeeded by	Trip Pittman
Member of the; Alabama State Board of Education; from the 1st district
	In office; January 3, 1995 – January 4, 2003
Preceded by	John Tyson
Succeeded by	Randy McKinney
Personal details
Born	Bradley Roberts Byrne ; February 16, 1955 (age 66); Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Republican (1997–present)
Other political; affiliations	Democratic (before 1997)
Spouse(s)	Rebecca Dukes (m. 1982)
Children	4
Education	Duke University (BA); University of Alabama (JD)

Bradley Byrne (born February 16, 1955) is a former U.S representative for Alabama's 1st congressional district from 2014-2021. Bryne ran for congress in 2013 when he won in a special election. He won reelection in 2014, 2016 and finally in 2018, he announced he would not seek reelection and was replaced in 2021 by Jerry Carl. In 2019 Byrne announced that he would be running for the United States Senate held by Doug Jones but lost in the primary.

Election history

Alabama's 1st congressional district special election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bradley Byrne	36,042	71.0
	Democrat	Burton LeFlore	14,968	29.0
Total votes			51,010	100.0
	Republican hold

Alabama's 1st congressional district, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bradley Byrne (incumbent)	103,758	68.2
	Democrat	Burton LeFlore	48,278	31.7
Total votes			152,234	100.0
	Republican hold

Alabama's 1st congressional district, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bradley Byrne (incumbent)	208,083	96.4
	Republican hold

Alabama's 1st congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bradley Byrne (incumbent)	153,228	63.2
	Democrat	Robert Kennedy Jr.	89,226	36.8
Total votes			242,617	100.0
	Republican hold

United States Senate election in Alabama Republican primary, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tommy Tuberville	239,616	33.39%
	Republican	Jeff Sessions	227,088	31.64%
	Republican	Bradley Byrne	178,627	24.89%
	Republican	Roy Moore	51,377	7.16%
	Republican	Ruth Page Nelson	7,200	1.00%
	Republican	Arnold Mooney	7,149	1.00%
	Republican	Stanley Adair	6,608	0.92%
Total votes			717,665	100.0%