Education
Strange graduated from Shades Valley High School in 1970.
Strange graduated from Shades Valley High School in 1970.
Strange was a candidate for public office in both 2006 and 2010. In 2006, Strange ran for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama and defeated George Wallace, Junior. in the Republican primary. Strange then lost the general election to Democrat Jim Folsom, Junior.
In March 2014, Strange brought Alabama into a lawsuit filed by Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster against California"s egg production standards as embodied in Prop 2.
In October 2014, a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit, rejecting the states" challenge to Proposition 2, California"s prohibition on the sale of eggs laid by caged hens kept in conditions more restrictive than those approved by California voters in a 2008 ballot initiative. Judge Kimberly Mueller ruled that Alabama and the other states lacked legal standing to sue on behalf of their residents and that the plaintiffs were representing solely the interests of egg farmers, not "a substantial statement of their populations.".
In 2010, Strange defeated incumbent Attorney General Troy King in the Republican primary, before going on to win the general election on November 2, 2010, against Democrat James Anderson. Strange is an Eagle Scout. Prior to being elected Attorney General, Strange was the founder of the law firm Strange Limited Liability Company., based in Birmingham. In December 2011, Strange was honored as a Distinguished Eagle Scout, by the Boy Scouts of America.
