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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Christopher Earl "Chris" Blackshear
| office=Alabama State Representative<br> for District 80 (Lee and Russell counties)
| term_start=February 2, 2016
| term_end=
| preceded=Lesley Vance
| birth_date=March 11, 1974
| birth_place=
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Krista Blackshear
| children=Two children
| alma_mater=
| occupation=Employed by TSYS credit card processing firm
| religion=
| residence=Phenix City, [[Alabama]]
}}
'''Christopher Earl Blackshear''', known as '''Chris Blackshear''' (born March 11, 1974),<ref>{{cite web|url=|title=Chris Blackshear|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref> is a former member of the city council in Phenix City, [[Alabama]], who has since October 2016 represented District 80 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses Lee and Russell counties in the eastern portion of the state next to the [[Georgia]] state line.
Blackshear was elected at-large in 2012 to the Phenix City council and also served as mayor pro tempore.<ref name=ballotpedia/> He has been employed since 1994 with the credit card processing firm, TSYS. He has also been a reporter covering the [[football]] team for Troy University in Troy, Alabama. His wife, Krista, is an employee of the Phenix City School Board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wltz.com/2012/05/07/chris-blackshear-announces-bid-for-phenix-city-council-seat/|title=Chris Blackshear announces bid for Phenix City Council seat|publisher=WLTZ.com|date=May 7, 2012|accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref>
On November 3, 2015, Republican state Representative Lesley Vance died in office. Blackshear won the special election on January 19, 2016, to choose Vance's successor. In an unusually low turnout of 895 voters, Blackshear received the Republican nomination with 621 votes (69.4 percent) to 231 (25.8 percent) for Russell County engineer James McGill, and 43 (4.8 percent) for Tommy Pugh, a member of the Russell County School Board. No [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] filed to oppose Blackshear.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Blackshear|title=Chris Blackshear|publisher=Ballotpedia|accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref>
Blackshear sits on these House committees: (1) County and Municipal Government, (2) Financial Services, (3) Insurance, (4) Internal Affairs, and (5) Lee County Legislation.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/143782/chris-blackshear#.WfD_TGhSxhE|title=Chris Blackshear's Biography|accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref>
In 2016, newly-elected Representative Blackshear voted to forbid the sale or use in research of unborn babies, and he opposed dilation [[abortion]]s. He voted to increase funding for new prison facilities. In 2017, he voted to prohibit the state from discriminating against, refusing to license, or refusing to renew the license of adoption agencies on the basis that the agency declines services because of its religious beliefs. The measure passed the House, 60-14. He voted to permit midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He voted to reduce the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments, which passed 72-29. He voted to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/143782/chris-blackshear#.WfEANmhSxhE|title=Chris Blackshear's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref>
==References==
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| name=Christopher Earl "Chris" Blackshear
| office=Alabama State Representative<br> for District 80 (Lee and Russell counties)
| term_start=February 2, 2016
| term_end=
| preceded=Lesley Vance
| birth_date=March 11, 1974
| birth_place=
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Krista Blackshear
| children=Two children
| alma_mater=
| occupation=Employed by TSYS credit card processing firm
| religion=
| residence=Phenix City, [[Alabama]]
}}
'''Christopher Earl Blackshear''', known as '''Chris Blackshear''' (born March 11, 1974),<ref>{{cite web|url=|title=Chris Blackshear|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref> is a former member of the city council in Phenix City, [[Alabama]], who has since October 2016 represented District 80 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses Lee and Russell counties in the eastern portion of the state next to the [[Georgia]] state line.
Blackshear was elected at-large in 2012 to the Phenix City council and also served as mayor pro tempore.<ref name=ballotpedia/> He has been employed since 1994 with the credit card processing firm, TSYS. He has also been a reporter covering the [[football]] team for Troy University in Troy, Alabama. His wife, Krista, is an employee of the Phenix City School Board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wltz.com/2012/05/07/chris-blackshear-announces-bid-for-phenix-city-council-seat/|title=Chris Blackshear announces bid for Phenix City Council seat|publisher=WLTZ.com|date=May 7, 2012|accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref>
On November 3, 2015, Republican state Representative Lesley Vance died in office. Blackshear won the special election on January 19, 2016, to choose Vance's successor. In an unusually low turnout of 895 voters, Blackshear received the Republican nomination with 621 votes (69.4 percent) to 231 (25.8 percent) for Russell County engineer James McGill, and 43 (4.8 percent) for Tommy Pugh, a member of the Russell County School Board. No [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] filed to oppose Blackshear.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Blackshear|title=Chris Blackshear|publisher=Ballotpedia|accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref>
Blackshear sits on these House committees: (1) County and Municipal Government, (2) Financial Services, (3) Insurance, (4) Internal Affairs, and (5) Lee County Legislation.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/143782/chris-blackshear#.WfD_TGhSxhE|title=Chris Blackshear's Biography|accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref>
In 2016, newly-elected Representative Blackshear voted to forbid the sale or use in research of unborn babies, and he opposed dilation [[abortion]]s. He voted to increase funding for new prison facilities. In 2017, he voted to prohibit the state from discriminating against, refusing to license, or refusing to renew the license of adoption agencies on the basis that the agency declines services because of its religious beliefs. The measure passed the House, 60-14. He voted to permit midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He voted to reduce the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments, which passed 72-29. He voted to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/143782/chris-blackshear#.WfEANmhSxhE|title=Chris Blackshear's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blackshear, Chris}}
[[Category:Alabama]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Pro life]]