MUSCLE SHOALS– Republican Andrew Sorrell announced he was running for the State House of Representatives, District 3, and he hasn’t slowed down since that day. Sorrell seeks to replace Marcel Black, a 27-year incumbent Democrat, currently holds the seat.

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Andrew Sorrell

MUSCLE SHOALS–  Republican Andrew Sorrell announced he was running for the State House of Representatives, District 3, and he hasn’t slowed down since that day. Sorrell seeks to replace Marcel Black, a 27-year incumbent Democrat, currently holds the seat.

“I decided to run for this office to give the voters of House District 3 a clear choice this election cycle: a choice between a liberal Democrat and a conservative Republican,” said Sorrell. “I believe my positions on issues and my conservative upbringing reflect the positions and upbringing of the majority of my district.”

Sorrell is a 31-year-old entrepreneur, private pilot, advanced SCUBA diver, Eagle Scout, and well-known local anti-tax activist. He grew up in Muscle Shoals and attended Webster Elementary School, McBride Middle School, and Muscle Shoals High School, graduating in 2004. Sorrell completed his 4-year Business Management degree at the University of North Alabama (UNA) in less than 2 years, finishing in July 2006.

Sorrell started his first business in his parents’ screen porch at age 16 with his brother, Matthew. In 2010, the business expanded to open a brick and mortar store. Infinity College Textbooks has now sold over 400,000 college textbooks on the Internet and currently employs 27 people. His second business, Gold, Guns, and Guitars, Inc. opened in April 2015 and has 8 employees. This upscale pawnshop is located on Florence Boulevard and has sold 3,000 guns since its door opened. Andrew also began buying rental real estate at age 19 and owns multiple rental properties, both commercial and residential.

“With the amount of job loss in Colbert and Lawrence Counties, District 3 needs a conservative, Christian small businessman who knows how to create jobs and fight higher taxes,” Sorrell added.

Sorrell and his wife Hannah reside in Muscle Shoals.

Sorrell faces Dr. Humphrey Lee in the primary election that will be held June 5th, 2018.

District 3 includes Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia, Sheffield, Town Creek, Hillsboro, North Courtland, a small portion of Florence, and surrounding areas.

For more information, visit www.AndrewSorrell.com or “@SorrellForStateHouse” on Facebook.

Marcel Black, a Democrat, was first elected to the Alabama Legislature in November 1990 and currently is serving a seventh term as a member of the House of Representatives, District 3. District 3 is comprised of portions of Colbert, Lauderdale, and Lawrence counties. During his service, he chaired the [...]]]>

State Rep Marcel Black

Marcel Black, a Democrat, was first elected to the Alabama Legislature in November 1990 and currently is serving a seventh term as a member of the House of Representatives, District 3. District 3 is comprised of portions of Colbert, Lauderdale, and Lawrence counties. During his service, he chaired the Judiciary Committee for 10 years and currently serves as Ranking Minority Member. He chaired the Reapportionment Committee from 1998 until 2002. Under his direction, the redistricting plans drawn after the 2000 census for both the legislature and Congress were approved by the U.S. Justice Department and adopted by the Legislature without court intervention for the first and only time in Alabama history.
A native of Colbert County, he was educated in the public schools. He received a B.A. degree from the University of Alabama in 1972 followed by a degree in law in 1975.
He is currently a partner at Black & Hughston, P.C., with offices in Tuscumbia and Muscle Shoals. He has over 40 years of experience as a practicing attorney
He is married to the former Martha Tubb, also a native of Colbert County. They are the parents of two children, Edgar Black, a lawyer in Muscle Shoals and Virginia Fem Tate, an educator in the Florence City School system, and six grandchildren, Whitney, Reid, Grissom, Evelyn, Rainey and Ensley Kate.