Phil Poole

Phil Poole (born March 3, 1959) was a Democratic member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 21st District from 1994 to 2010.

He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama in 1980 (SGA Senator and Outstanding Pre-Law Student in the School of Commerce and Business Administration; and his Juris Doctor degree in December 1982 from the University of Alabama School of Law.

Poole is a member of Moundville United Methodist Church, the Moundville Masonic Lodge, Tuscaloosa County Bar Association, Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority District III Advisory Committee, West Alabama Chamber of Commerce, and VOCAL.

He served several years on the Board of Directors of United Cerebral Palsy of West Alabama, is a member of the National Rifle Association (A+ rating), and is an Eagle Scout Poole is credited with developing the plan to save Bryce Hospital[citation needed] and has obtained the funds to bridge the gap between the University of Alabama bid price and the Department of Mental Health asking price.

[citation needed] Senator Poole has brought hundreds of millions of dollars in road projects to West Alabama,[citation needed] including: Hwy 43 five-lane between Northport and Tuscaloosa County High School; the Western Bypass from Tuscaloosa County High School to Hwy 82 junction with the toll road; Hwy 82 West four-lane between Buhl and the Pickens County line, and between Reform and Ethelsville; Interstate 20/59 six-lane expansion between Tuscaloosa and Jefferson County; the four-lane from Interstate 20/59 to the Brookwood Middle School; the Hwy 69 four-lane from Taylorville to Moundville; and the Eastern Bridge.