Director  

Cam Ward proudly serves as Director of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles. He was sworn in on December 7, 2020. In this role, he is responsible for all agency operations in support of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. Governor Kay Ivey appointed Ward to be the new Director of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles in December 2020.  

On July 28, Ward was appointed by Gov. Kay Ivey to serve on her cabinet. He also serves as Chairman of the Commission on Reentry.

Prior to the Bureau, Ward was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 2002 where he served for two terms. In 2010, he was elected to the Alabama Senate representing parts of Shelby, Bibb and Chilton County. He was re-elected in 2012 and served as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, a role he held for the last nine years. Additionally, Ward served as President of the Alabama Law Institute.  

Studying International Relations at Troy University, Ward completed his undergraduate degree in 1993. While there, he quickly got involved in student activities, first as a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, then later served two terms as President of the Troy University Student Government Association. The same year, Ward was admitted to Cumberland School of Law. In law school, Ward excelled in Constitutional, Corporate and Criminal law. Upon graduation from Cumberland, Ward was admitted to the Alabama State Bar, where he served on numerous committees over the years. 

Ward proudly supports his alma mater by serving on the Troy University Board of Trustees.

His dedication to the practice of law led him to be appointed Deputy Attorney General by former Attorney General Bill Pryor. In his work, Ward was assigned to the Alabama State Auditor’s office where he served as legal counsel. Later he went to work as Assistant Secretary of State dealing with election laws and corporate filings. Then after moving to Shelby County, Ward returned home to work for Congressman Spencer Bachus as his District Director. 

As a community leader, Ward has participated in numerous civic activities and memberships. He also volunteered countless hours on various community boards of directors. Some of these causes have included the Glenwood Autism Center, the YMCA of Alabaster, Leadership Shelby County and other non-profit organizations. In 2017, Ward took on a role with national Prison Fellowship and their Faith and Justice Fellowship. 

Ward has been active in many legislative issues over the years including the sponsorship of stronger ethics laws and pro-growth measures that reduced the amount of government regulation in the private sector. In 2011, during Ward’s first year in the Senate, he and others led the passage of the most comprehensive package of tort reform measures in over a decade. In 2015, Ward was recognized nationally for his work on reforming Alabama’s criminal justice system, an issue he continues to champion. In late 2017, Senator Ward was named one of Autism Speaks National Legislators of the Year for his work on securing insurance coverage for those on the autism spectrum. 

Ward is married to the former Lindsey Clements and has two daughters, Riley and Clements, and one son, Robert “Ro.”