Jamie Kiel

Alabama

Jamie Kiel started his company, Kiel Equipment, while working toward his management and marketing degree at the University of North Alabama. What began as a local business 30 years ago now serves customers across Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

Kiel, in his second term in the Alabama House of Representatives, serves as Vice Chairman of the House Education Ways and Means Committee. In addition, he serves on the Insurance Committee, Ports and Waterways Committee, and State Government Committee. Kiel serves on the University of North Alabama Foundation Board of Directors and the Northwest-Shoals Community College Foundation Board of Directors.

Although Kiel has successfully passed multiple pieces of important legislation, his most important bill was passed and signed into law in 2021. This post-Covid legislation limits the Governor’s ability to restrict or close businesses, ending the “essential business” designation in Alabama.

Jamie and his wife Melissa have three daughters: Sarah Kate, Audrey Claire, and Lydia Grace. The children attend Russellville Schools, where Melissa is a teacher. Melissa is a past Franklin County Chamber of Commerce Teacher of the Year. The Kiel family is actively involved at their church where Jamie served as the music director for 20 years.