Government and Politics
- Rick Austin (1993); Georgia State Congressman
- Spencer Bachus (1969); Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives.
- Bobby Bright (1975) Former Congressman from Alabama 2nd congressional district. Former mayor of Montgomery
- LTG Ronald L. Burgess, Jr. (USA, Ret) (1974); 17th Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, 2009-2012
- Amir Eshel, Major General; Appointed to be the next Commander-in-Chief of the Israeli Air Force
- Kay Ivey (1967); 30th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, 2011–Present
- Fob James (1957); Governor of Alabama, 1979–1983, 1995–1999
- Cole McNary; Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives
- Harold D. Melton (1988); Georgia Supreme Court Justice, 2005-current
- Richard Myers, General (USAF, Ret) (1967, M.S.); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the United States of America
- Gordon Persons (1922); Governor of Alabama, 1951–1955
- Major Gen. Wilton B. Persons (1916); Special Adviser to President Eisenhower
- Joe Turnham (1981) Former Alabama Democratic Party Chairman and congressional candidate
- Susan Whitson (1991); Press Secretary, Office of First Lady Laura Bush
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