By Gary Lloyd
TRUSSVILLE — Newly elected State House District 44 Rep. Danny Garrett, of Trussville, will speak at the Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon Thursday, July 17 at the Trussville Civic Center.
The luncheon, which is $17, will begin at 11:30 a.m. Garrett will likely speak around 12:15 p.m.
Garrett on June 3 won the Republican primary race for the State House District 44 seat. When all 10 voting precincts reported, the final results were Garrett with 3,502 votes, John Amari with 2,447 and Joe Freeman with 725. All three men are from Trussville. Garret replaces Arthur Payne, who is retiring after more than 30 years. District 44 covers Clay, Pinson and Trussville.
“I’m overwhelmed,” Garrett said last month. “I really appreciate all the support of the voters and residents of District 44.”
Garrett has said he hopes to help bring jobs and industry to Alabama, improve the education and general funds, meet with and help the municipalities in District 44 and get people to work together. He said his whole career has been about getting people to work together. He spent the bulk of his career in the steel, rail and bus manufacturing industries. During his more than 30 years as a businessman, he’s served as chief financial officer for two public corporations and for a family-owned business. He has also served as a senior executive with a company owned by a major U.S. private equity firm.
“I’d like to just do the same thing in Montgomery and just solve some problems,” Garrett said the night he was elected.
Once Garrett takes office after the general election in November, he will have to vacate his vice president seat on the Trussville City Board of Education, he said. He will remain on the board until he takes office, he said.
For more information, visit www.trussvillechamber.com or call 205-655-7535.
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