[8] Following the resignation of Kyle South in 2023, the seat for the Alabama House of Representatives's 16th district became open, and a special election was held.
A first-time candidate for the Republican Party,[1] Brinyark qualified to run for the seat in July 2023.
[9][10] Brinyark's main opponent was Fayette County commissioner Brad Cox, against whom he advanced to a runoff election in the Republican primary.
[12][13] Brinyark advanced to the general election in January 2024 against Democratic nominee John Underwood, another member of the Fayette County commission.
[3] Brinyark resides in Windham Springs, Alabama,[1] where he has run a small farm since the 2000s,[17] and is the father of five adult children.