Dale Strong

Dale Strong grew up helping at his father's country store and working in the family's tour bus business, which took school and church groups across the country.¹ That work helped pay for college for him and his siblings.¹ He and his wife, Laura, a nurse, have two children.²

Strong graduated from Sparkman High School, earned a bachelor's degree at Athens State University and obtained an emergency medical technician license through the University of Alabama in Huntsville.¹ His earlier jobs included banking and pharmaceutical sales, alongside work as a firefighter, emergency dispatcher and medical responder.²

He entered the Madison County Commission in 1996 and became its chairman in 2012.² He has represented north Alabama in Congress since 2023.³ He serves as vice chairman of the Commerce, Justice and Science appropriations subcommittee.¹ In September 2026, the House passed his bill requiring preparation exercises for agricultural terrorism threats.¹ He met with the National Weather Service director in September 2026 to discuss modernizing radar serving north Alabama and the Tennessee Valley.¹

Strong advocates more domestic oil production and refining capacity to reduce dependence on overseas supplies.³ He also emphasizes military and space investment, tax reductions and border enforcement.³ He faces Democrat Andrew Sneed, whose campaign focuses on affordability and congressional accountability.³