Mike Hubbard (politician)
| Mike Hubbard | |
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| 65th Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives | |
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In office November 3, 2010 – June 10, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Seth Hammett |
| Succeeded by | Victor Gaston (Acting) |
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 79th district |
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In office 1998 – June 10, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Pete Turnham |
| Personal details | |
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February 11, 1962 Hartwell, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Hubbard |
| Children | information not available |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia |
| Website | House website |
Mike Hubbard (born February 11, 1962) is an American former state politician who was a Republican member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing the 79th district in Lee County. He was first elected in 1998 and previously served as Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives. Before that, he was House Minority Leader six years (2004–10) and was twice chairman of the Alabama Republican Party (2007–11).
As the Alabama GOP chairman, Hubbard created and headed the most comprehensive fund-raising and coordinated campaign plan in the party's history. The effort raised over $5 million and, in the November 2010 general election, resulted in Republicans winning every statewide office, picking up a Congressional seat and taking majorities in both Houses of the Alabama Legislature for the first time in the 136 years since the end of the Reconstruction Era.
In 2016, Hubbard was sentenced to four years in prison for felony violations of state ethics laws. Per state law, he was removed as a member of the House.
Hubbard is a broadcaster and businessman in Auburn, Alabama. His company, Auburn Network, owns and operates four radio stations in the Auburn/Opelika market and publishes a quarterly magazine, East Alabama Living. It also operates an advertising agency, Network Creative Media. His company sold the multi-media rights to Auburn University athletics to International Sports Properties in 2003, which merged with IMG's college sports marketing/broadcasting group in 2010.
Hubbard was senior class president in his Hartwell, Georgia high school. During high school, Hubbard beat Ralph E. Reed, Jr. to become the Georgia state champion in the Voice of Democracy speech contest. Hubbard went to the University of Georgia on a journalism scholarship, where he helped lead the successful public relations campaign for Herschel Walker’s 1982 Heisman Trophy. After graduating, Hubbard got a job in the Auburn University athletic department and led a successful public relations campaign for Bo Jackson’s 1985 Heisman. Hubbard left Auburn and started a new company, which then won exclusive broadcast rights for all Auburn Tigers sports and made Hubbard a millionaire. Prior to forming Auburn Network in 1994, he served as general manager of Host Communications (1990–1994), and associate sports information director for Auburn University (1984–1990).
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