31 Facts About Dale Strong

Dale Strong's district includes much of North Alabama, including the city of Huntsville.

Dale Strong is the son of Horace N Strong, a founding member of the Monrovia Fire-Rescue Department, and Judy Vaughn Strong.

Dale Strong started service as a volunteer firefighter at age 13.

Dale Strong earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Athens State University and an emergency medical technician license from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Dale Strong served as a first responder and 911 dispatcher for HEMSI and Huntsville Med-Flight.

Dale Strong was first elected to the county commission for Madison County in 1996; he was the youngest elected Republican official in Alabama at the time.

Dale Strong represented the county's fourth district, including parts of Harvest and his hometown of Monrovia.

Dale Strong defeated Wayne Parker, a former congressional candidate, in the Republican primary for the chairmanship, leaving Dale Strong unopposed in the general election as a result of Gillespie's retirement.

In November 2012, Dale Strong became the first Republican elected chair of the Madison County Commission.

Dale Strong increased budgeting for Monrovia's fire department, as he remained active as a volunteer firefighter during his tenure.

In 2019, three Madison County fire chiefs accused Dale Strong of giving preferential treatment to Monrovia due to his influence on the county commission; Dale Strong responded by saying that any disparity in funding for fire stations in the county was a result of property tax levels, as Monrovia pays more in taxes and thus receives more funding.

In October 2020, Dale Strong approved the relocation of a Confederate monument from the grounds of the Madison County courthouse to a cemetery, a move unanimously approved by the county commission.

Dale Strong defended the move as necessary for the monument's structural integrity; the move was later cited in an unsuccessful Republican ballot challenge against him during his run for the US House of Representatives.

At a January 2019 "State of the County" luncheon, Dale Strong emphasized the commission's $174 million balanced budget and the county's job growth and improvements in college education.

Dale Strong highlighted Madison County's population growth and the work of the county sheriff's office in his 2022 address, as well as redevelopment plans for the county courthouse.

Dale Strong's last meeting as county commission chairman was on December 21,2022, following his election to the US House of Representatives.

Dale Strong resigned on January 2,2023, and was succeeded by former Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mac McCutcheon.

In March 2021, Dale Strong announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination to Alabama's 5th congressional district in the 2022 election cycle.

Dale Strong was the first candidate to announce his candidacy in the fifth congressional district, which includes Madison County.

Dale Strong said he wanted to "carry on the fight that Donald Trump started".

Dale Strong held a significant fundraising lead over Wardynski and four other candidates, passing the $1 million mark with a loan to his campaign in April 2022.

Dale Strong discussed his plans to reduce inflation and defended his actions regarding the 2020 Confederate monument controversy.

Dale Strong expressed openness to bipartisan solutions to issues such as energy independence.

Dale Strong was an early endorsee of Donald Trump in the 2024 United States presidential election, and invited Trump to hold a rally in North Alabama.

Dale Strong was one of three members of Alabama's House delegation to vote against the bill, the others being Barry Moore and Gary Palmer.

In 2024, Dale Strong voted against the $60 billion military aid package for Ukraine, although much of the money would go to his constituency.

In January 2025, Dale Strong cosponsored fellow GOP House member Eric Burlison's bill recognizing personhood as starting at conception.

Dale Strong is married to Laura Toney Dale Strong, whom he met at the Huntsville Hospital in 1997 while she was employed there as a nurse.

In October 2016, Dale Strong appeared on an episode of The Price Is Right that had been taped in July.

Dale Strong was called to the contestants' row but never made it onto the main stage.

In February 2019, Dale Strong, who holds an EMT license, rescued a man who had been involved in a car accident on Interstate 65 by pulling him from the overturned vehicle and performing CPR on him.