Howard J. Bayless III (born 1965) is an American healthcare professional and politician from Birmingham, Alabama.
[1] He did not seek re-election in 2009 but ran for Birmingham City Council against incumbent councilwoman Valerie Abbott,[2] losing by 60% to 38%.
[4] A Crestwood resident since 1994, he ran in 2007 to replace Mike Higginbotham on the Birmingham School Board, representing District 3.
Facing Earnest J. Lumpkin III, he won handily: gathering 4,059 votes (77.9%) to his opponent's 1,154 (22.1%).
In 2018 he moved to Indio California with his husband Peter Bonventre and is now an Administrator with Telecare Corporation.