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'''Kerry Galen Rich''' (born 1951)<ref name=pvs/> is a [[radio]] station owner from Albertville, [[Alabama]], who has since 2014 represented District 26 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses DeKalb and Marshall counties in the northeastern portion of his state. Earlier from 1974 to 1978 under [[Democratic Party|Democratic]]  [[Governor]] [[George Wallace]] and 1990 to 1994 under Governors H. Guy Hunt and James E. Folsom, Jr., Rich served two nonconsecutive in the state House. From 1996 to 1998, he was the legislative director for Republican Governor [[Fob James]].

'''Kerry Galen Rich''' (born 1951)<ref name=pvs/> is a [[radio]] station owner from Albertville, [[Alabama]], who has since 2014 represented District 26 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses DeKalb and Marshall counties in the northeastern portion of his state. Earlier from 1974 to 1978 under [[Democratic Party|Democratic]]  [[Governor]] [[George Wallace]] and 1990 to 1994 under Governors H. Guy Hunt and James E. Folsom, Jr., Rich served two nonconsecutive in the state House. From 1996 to 1998, he was the legislative director for Republican Governor [[Fob James]].

Rich graduated from Southside High School in Southside, near Gadsden, Alabama, and attended Gadsden State Community College and the [[University of Alabama]] at Tuscaloosa. He is the manager of FM [[Christian]] station WJIA 88.5 in Guntersville in Marshall County, and he formerly owned and operated other radio stations in Alabama and in Somerset, [[Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zoominfo.com/p/Kerry-Rich/1499276529|title=Kerry Rich|publisher=Zoominfo.com|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref> He was formerly the president of the Alabama Broadcasters Association. He is a member of both the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs and the Hewett Memorial [[United Methodist]] Church in Albertville, at which he works in the jail ministry team.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/121517/kerry-rich#.Wet_27pFzb0|title=Kerry Rich's Biography|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=|title=|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref> 

Rich graduated from Southside High School in Southside, near Gadsden, Alabama, and attended Gadsden State Community College and the [[University of Alabama]] at Tuscaloosa. He is the manager of FM [[Christian]] station WJIA 88.5 in Guntersville in Marshall County, and he formerly owned and operated other radio stations in Alabama and in Somerset, [[Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zoominfo.com/p/Kerry-Rich/1499276529|title=Kerry Rich|publisher=Zoominfo.com|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref> He was formerly the president of the Alabama Broadcasters Association. He is a member of both the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs and the Hewett Memorial [[United Methodist]] Church in Albertville, at which he works in the jail ministry team.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/121517/kerry-rich#.Wet_27pFzb0|title=Kerry Rich's Biography|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref> 

In 2010, Rich sought his third nonconsecutive term in the Alabama House when the Democratic incumbent in District 26, Frank McDaniel, did not seek reelection. In the Republican runoff primary, Rich defeated intra-party rival Tim Bollinger,  2,597 (52 percent) to 2,394 (48 percent) He then won the [[general election]] over the Democrat Randall White, 7,203 (59.6 percent) to 4,873 (40.4 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kerry_Rich|title=Kerry Rich|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>   

In 2010, Rich sought his third nonconsecutive term in the Alabama House when the Democratic incumbent in District 26, Frank McDaniel, did not seek reelection. In the Republican runoff primary, Rich defeated intra-party rival Tim Bollinger,  2,597 (52 percent) to 2,394 (48 percent) He then won the [[general election]] over the Democrat Randall White, 7,203 (59.6 percent) to 4,873 (40.4 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kerry_Rich|title=Kerry Rich|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>