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About Tom

Tom's Family

Tom Butler and his wife Karen met while they were working at Huntsville Hospital - he as a Pharmacist, and she as a Nurse. He first saw her one August when he walked by her in the hallway on his way out. He immediately found his cousin and told him, "I just met the girl I am going to marry!" He found her again and asked her out, and they were married 9 months later. They have been happily married for over 44 years.

Tom and Karen were blessed with two beautiful daughters - Robin and Jill. Robin works as a Registered Nurse in Madison County, and Jill worked as a teacher at Monrovia Elementary School before she passed away from brain cancer in 2010.

They have four wonderful grandchildren - Tommy, Aliyah, Benjamin, and Judah.

Tom's Record

Working for You

  • Co-sponsored legislation to improve rural fire protection, and placed heart defibrillators in our fire departments, public schools and colleges.
  • Secured funding for improving Old Madison Pike, Highway 53 and roads in Madison and Limestone Counties.
  • Sponsored legislation for Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology.
  • Authored and sponsored BRAC Education Bill that brought $175 million for local schools.
  • Secured state funding for UAH Applied Sciences Center and National Space Science and Technology Center.
  • Supported Alabama farmers as a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
  • Helped establish the Senior Services Trust Fund for senior citizens.

Experienced

  • Served in the Alabama House of Representative and Alabama State Senate.
  • Senate sponsor of act to bring more TVA funds to North Alabama.
  • Supported grants for local parks and libraries.
  • Provided leadership for regional economic development to bring jobs at Navistar, Boeing, Menasha, Toyota, Steelcase, and Alabama Robotics Training Center.
  • Past Chairman of Community Advisory Committee at UAB School of Medicine Huntsville​
  • Member of Athens State University Visiting Committee​
  • Member of Calhoun College Foundation​
  • Member of Alabama Republican Executive Committee​
  • Member of U.S. Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation​
  • Member of HEALS board for pediatric medical, dental and optometry care​
  • Recipient of Montgomery Advertiser Meritorious Public Service Award​

Caring For Veterans

  • Received the Veterans Award for Meritorious Service by Alabama Past State Commanders (Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Military Order of Purple Heart, and American Legion) for legislative leadership in building the Veterans Nursing Homes in Huntsville and Bay Minette.​
  • Received the Disabled American Veterans National Citation for exemplary devotion to the cause of our nations disabled veterans and their families, by National Commander of Disabled American Veterans.​

“We hope to see you along the campaign trail.”