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HONORING BRAD BOLTON OF RED BAY, ALABAMA
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HON. ROBERT B. ADERHOLT
of alabama
in the house of representatives
Friday, August 5, 2022
Mr. ADERHOLT. Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize and congratulate Mr. Brad Bolton, president, CEO, and senior lender for Community Spirit Bank in Red Bay, Alabama, on his recent election to become the chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America.
The Independent Community Bankers of America is the only national organization that exclusively represents community banks and their interests, and they create and promote environments where community banks flourish. Community banks constitute 99 percent of all banks nationwide, employ more than 700,000 Americans, and hold over $5 trillion in assets.
Mr. Bolton is extremely qualified for his important role as chairman as he serves in multiple vital leadership roles at the Independent Community Bankers of America. He is currently chairman of the ICBA Executive Committee and Board of Directors, a mentor of ICBA's Federal Delegate board and its Policy Development and Nominating committees, a member of ICBA's ThinkTECH selection committee, and serves as the Executive Committee liaison to the Bank Services Committee. He has also previously served on the Board of Directors as chairman of the Bank Education Committee and several other committees.
Mr. Bolton holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of West Alabama in Livingston, Alabama, and he is a graduate of the Barret School of Banking in Memphis, Tennessee.
As a second-generation community banker, Mr. Bolton is ardently active at the local level. His involvement includes, but is not limited to, serving on the Legislative Committee of the Mississippi Bankers Association, serving as an elected member of the Red Bay, Alabama, City Council and a member of the Franklin County Community Development Commission. He also previously served as past chairman of the Alabama Young Bankers, known as Leadership Community Bankers, and on the Atlanta Federal Reserve Board's Community Depository Institution Advisory Council.
Peers have described Mr. Bolton as someone who ``works tirelessly for the betterment of our industry on the local, state and national level'' and are ``confident he will continue to make a difference in community banking as he moves to this next level of leadership with the ICBA.''
Mr. Bolton is not just a banker in the Red Bay community, but also a leader in our state and region and, most importantly, a friend. He is married to his wife, Julie and they have three children, Brooklyn Bolton Yancey and her husband Lane Yancey; Bailey Bolton; and Brady Bolton.
He understands the needs of his rural community and works avidly to fulfill them, so today I ask you to join me in congratulating him on his election and already life changing career and wishing him luck on his future endeavors as the chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 132(1), Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 132(2)
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