Kenneth Paschal

Kenneth Paschal
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
from the 73rd district
Assumed office
July 14, 2021
Preceded byMatt Fridy
Personal details
Born
Kenneth Lavoyd Paschal[1]

(1966-12-09) December 9, 1966 (age 57)
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Pelham, Alabama, U.S.
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1985–2006
RankFirst Sergeant

Kenneth Paschal (born December 9, 1966) is an American politician from the state of Alabama. A member of the Republican Party, Paschal was elected to represent District 73 in the Alabama House of Representatives in a July 2021 special election.[2] He is the first black Republican elected to the Alabama Legislature in almost 140 years,[3] and the first to serve in the state legislature since W. P. Williams of Madison County served a two-year term from 1882 to 1884.[4]

  1. ^ "Kenneth Paschal". KennethPaschal.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Kenneth Paschal". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Koplowitz, Howard (July 13, 2021). "Kenneth Paschal wins Alabama House seat; becomes Legislature's only Black Republican". Alabama Live. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Bailey, Richard, "Neither Carpetbaggers not Scalawags", published 1991.