Spencer Bachus

Spencer Bachus
Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2024
In office May 9, 2019 – July 20, 2023
President	Donald Trump Joe Biden
Preceded by	Patricia Loui
Chair of the House Financial Services Committee
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Barney Frank
Succeeded by	Jeb Hensarling
Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Barney Frank
Succeeded by	Barney Frank
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 6th district
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Ben Erdreich
Succeeded by	Gary Palmer
Chair of the Alabama Republican Party
In office 1991–1992
Preceded by	Elbert Peters
Succeeded by	Elbert Peters
Member of the Alabama State Board of Education from the 6th District
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1991
Preceded by	Howard Martin
Succeeded by	Bettye Fine Collins
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 46th district
In office January 3, 1984 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by	Bryant Melton
Succeeded by	William Slaughter
Member of the Alabama Senate from the 17th district
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1984
Preceded by	Doug Cook
Succeeded by	Mac Parsons
Personal details
Born	Spencer Thomas Bachus III (1947-12-28) December 28, 1947 (age 76) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Linda Bachus
Children	5
Education	Auburn University (BA) University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army Alabama Army National Guard
Years of service	1969–1971
Spencer Bachus's voice Bachus, as chair of the House Financial Services Committee, speaks on bipartisan securities trading legislation Recorded November 2, 2011

Spencer Thomas Bachus III /ˈbækəs/ (born December 28, 1947) is an American politician. He is a former U.S. Representative for the state of Alabama, serving from 1993 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served as ranking member (2007–2011) and chairman (2011–2013) of the House Financial Services Committee. On September 30, 2013, Bachus announced his retirement from Congress. His term ended in 2015.^[1]

Born and raised in Birmingham, Bachus graduated from Auburn University and the University of Alabama Law School.^[2] He served in the Alabama National Guard before being elected to the Alabama State School Board in 1986 and holding the position of Alabama Republican Party Chairman in 1991. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992, and was re-elected by wide margins. From 2006 to 2012, Bachus was the leading Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, serving as committee chairman when his party held a House majority during the 112th Congress. Due to House Republican term limits on committee leadership positions,^[3] Bachus was succeeded by Congressman Jeb Hensarling in 2013.