Steve Flowers
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Steve Flowers is a political columnist, commentator, and historian. Flowers writes a weekly syndicated column, Inside the Statehouse, which is published in newspapers across the state of Alabama. Flowers is also the author of Of Goats and Governors: Six Decades of Colorful Alabama Political Stories, which was published by New South Books in 2015.Flowers, Steve, and Edwin C. Bridges. Of Goats & Governors: Six Decades of Colorful Alabama Political Stories. Montgomery, Ala: NewSouth Books, 2015. {{OCLC|920471411}}
Early life and education
Flowers is a native of Troy, Alabama. Beginning at age 12, Flowers served as a page in the Alabama House of Representatives. After graduating from high school, Flowers attended the University of Alabama. As a university student, Flowers took part in the Student Government Association, where he served in the Student Senate. In 1974, Flowers received a degree in political science and history from the University of Alabama.{{cite web|url=http://steveflowers.us/about/ |title=[Official website]|date=12 December 2014 }}
Alabama House of Representatives (1982–1998)
At age 30, Flowers was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives{{cite web|url=http://steveflowers.us/about/|title=Official Website - About|date=12 December 2014 |publisher=}} by the people of Pike County. Flowers was re-elected four times, leaving the legislature in 1998. During his time in the Senate, Flowers was voted by his colleagues as the most outstanding member of the House of Representatives in 1992.{{cite web|url=http://steveflowers.us/about/ |title=[Official website - About]|date=12 December 2014 }}
"Inside the Statehouse"
Political commentary
Flowers has appeared on various television stations in Alabama, analyzing recent events in state politics. In addition, Flowers has also provided political analysis for national news outlets, including CBS, ABC, PBS, MSNBC, and the BBC. Flowers has also appeared on Alabama Public Radio, and hosts a thirty-minute television show, Alabama Politics, which airs in the Montgomery viewing area. Those who have appeared on Alabama Polititcs include former U.S. senator Richard Shelby, former governor Robert Bentley, former U.S. senator Luther Strange, and former state treasurer Young Boozer. Flowers has also appeared on several local news outlets, including:
- Alabama News Network - WAKA and WNCF (Montgomery)
- WIAT 42 News (Birmingham)
- Fox 10 News (Mobile)
- WTVY Channel 4 News (Dothan)
''Of Goats and Governors''
In 2015, Flowers published his first book, entitled Of Goats and Governors: Six Decades of Colorful Alabama Political Stories. The book covers Alabama's political history.{{cite web|url=http://steveflowers.us/of-goats-governors-2/ |title=[Official website - Of Goats and Governors]}}
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External links
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Category:Historians of the United States
Category:American political commentators
Category:American male non-fiction writers
Category:People from Troy, Alabama
Category:21st-century American historians
Category:University of Alabama alumni
Category:Members of the Alabama House of Representatives