June 2022 Group Watch: Former U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne to Head Mobile Chamber
Former congressman Bradley Byrne has been named president and CEO of Mobile’s Chamber of Commerce. Byrne served as a state legislator from 2003 to 2007, representing the state’s 32nd Senate district. He was chancellor of the state’s community college system from 2007 to 2009. When Rep. Jo Bonner resigned from congress in 2013, Byrne won a special election to fill the seat, then won re-election in 2014, 2016 and 2018. In 2019, Byrne announced his intention to challenge Democrat Doug Jones, who had won a special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions when he became Attorney General. Byrne lost the primary and since, has worked for Adams and Reese, LLP as an attorney. A committee selected Byrne after an extensive, nationwide search. Byrne enjoyed the support of Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson and Jo Bonner, the former congressman selected earlier this year as president of the University of South Alabama.
