▁sons - in - law ; ▁Luke ▁Under wood ▁and ▁K ane ▁Lanc aster , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁five ▁grands ons ; ▁Bro die , ▁M add ox , ▁Carter , B rent on ▁and ▁Tri pp . ▁ ▁Represent ative ▁Curt is ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Atlas ▁Church ▁of ▁Christ . ▁ ▁E lection ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Mike ▁Curt is ▁of ▁Green hill ▁was ▁the ▁sole ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁challenge ▁Republican ▁State ▁Represent ative ▁Lyn n ▁Gre er ▁of ▁Rog ers ville . ▁ ▁Gre er ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Republican ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁elected ▁public ▁office ▁in ▁La ud erd ale ▁County , ▁Alabama . ▁ ▁Gre er ▁chose ▁to ▁ret ire ▁rather ▁than ▁face ▁a ▁sure - to - be - gru eling ▁contest ▁against ▁the ▁popular ▁County ▁Commission er ▁Curt is . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁Republican ▁to ▁qual ify ▁to ▁face ▁Curt is ▁was ▁a ▁used ▁car ▁sales man ▁from ▁Rog ers ville , ▁Pack ey ▁Gr ish am . ▁ ▁However , ▁months ▁after ▁qual ifying ▁ended , ▁Gr ish am ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁leaving ▁only ▁Curt is ▁to ▁seek ▁the ▁state ▁House ▁seat . ▁ ▁Within ▁weeks , ▁the ▁county ▁G OP ▁nominated ▁Mary ▁P ett us , ▁also ▁of ▁Green hill , ▁to ▁face ▁Curt is ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁P ett us ▁was ▁the ▁Democratic ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁the ▁House ▁seat ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ; ▁she ▁was