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'''Mack N. Butler''' (born April 27, 1963) is an electrician and property investor from Gadsden, [[Alabama]], who is a  [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Alabama House of Representatives for District 30 in Etowah and St. Clair counties in the northeastern portion of his state.

'''Mack N. Butler''' (born April 27, 1963) is an electrician and property investor from Gadsden, [[Alabama]], who is a  [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Alabama House of Representatives for District 30 in Etowah and St. Clair counties in the northeastern portion of his state.

Born in Birmingham, Butler was reared in Gadsden and graduated from Gadsden High School and Gadsden State Community College and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Academy in Birmingham.<ref name=pvs/> He also attended the [[University of Alabama]] at Tuscaloosa.<ref name=ballotpedia/> He has been employed by Butler Electrical Contractors in Gadsden. Since 2002, he has been the proprietor of Butler Properties. He is a member of the executive board of the Alabama Public Library in the capital city of [[Montgomery]] a former member of the Etowah County School Board. He is a former deputy sheriff for Etowah County. Butler was a delegate to the 2008 Republican National Convention, which nominated [[U.S. Senator]] [[John McCain]] and [[Sarah Palin]],  then the governor of [[Alaska]]. He was an alternate delegate to the 2004 conclave in [[New York City]], which re-nominated [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] and [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]]. He is a member of CrossPoint Community Church, a [[Southern Baptist]] congregation in Gadsden. He and his wife, Connie, have four children, Morgan, Caleb, Connor, and Carson Butler.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/143699/mack-butler#.WfPZk7pFzb0|title Mack Butler's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 27, 2017}}</ref>

Born in Birmingham, Butler was reared in Gadsden and graduated from Gadsden High School and Gadsden State Community College and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Academy in Birmingham.<ref name=pvs/> He also attended the [[University of Alabama]] at Tuscaloosa.<ref name=ballotpedia/> He has been employed by Butler Electrical Contractors in Gadsden. Since 2002, he has been the proprietor of Butler Properties. He is a member of the executive board of the Alabama Public Library in the capital city of [[Montgomery]] a former member of the Etowah County School Board. He is a former deputy sheriff for Etowah County. Butler was a delegate to the 2008 Republican National Convention, which nominated [[U.S. Senator]] [[John McCain]] and [[Sarah Palin]],  then the governor of [[Alaska]]. He was an alternate delegate to the 2004 conclave in [[New York City]], which re-nominated [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] and [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]]. He is a member of CrossPoint Community Church, a [[Southern Baptist]] congregation in Gadsden. He and his wife, Connie, have four children, Morgan, Caleb, Connor, and Carson Butler.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/143699/mack-butler#.WfPZk7pFzb0|=Mack Butler's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 27, 2017}}</ref>

Butler won a special election to the House late in 2012 called because of the resignation of Blaine Galliher, who became the legislative director for then [[Governor]] [[Robert Bentley]]. He defeated intraparty rival Rob McHugh in the Republican primary on October 23 and the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Elizabeth Golson "Beth" McGlaughn in the general election on December 11. In 2014, Butler won a full term in the office. After he defeated Robert McKay in the Republican primary, 4,039 votes (59 percent) to 2,811 (41 percent), he was unopposed in the November 4 general election.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Mack_Butler|title=Mack Butler|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 27, 2017}}</ref

Butler won a special election to the House late in 2012 called because of the resignation of Blaine Galliher, who became the legislative director for then [[Governor]] [[Robert Bentley]]. He defeated intraparty rival Rob McHugh in the Republican primary on October 23 and the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Elizabeth Golson "Beth" McGlaughn in the general election on December 11. In 2014, Butler won a full term in the office. After he defeated Robert McKay in the Republican primary, 4,039 votes (59 percent) to 2,811 (41 percent), he was unopposed in the November 4 general election.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Mack_Butler|title=Mack Butler|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 27, 2017}}</ref