Joe's roots are in Montgomery.

Joe was born and raised here in Montgomery, and is the seventh generation of his family to call our city home. Joe came back to Montgomery to raise his family and is committed to making Montgomery a place his children can call home, both now, and as working adults. For Joe, Montgomery is more than just a place where people live and work:

“It’s a hometown, where families are nurtured and futures are born.”

After high school, Joe worked his way through Huntingdon College, where he graduated at the top of his class. Joe then married his college sweet-heart, the former Ashley Dobbs, and they moved to Birmingham, where Joe attended Cumberland School of Law. After graduating law school, Joe served as a law clerk to Justice Champ Lyons on the Alabama Supreme Court.

Like his father before him, Joe chose to practice law in Montgomery. He is an attorney with the firm of Webb & Eley, where he represents local municipalities and law enforcement officials all over the State. Joe served as a legislative analyst to the Alabama House of Representatives Standing Committee on Public Safety, and in that capacity he wrote and reviewed legislation affecting the health and welfare of the citizens of Alabama.

Joe was raised with a strong sense of civic responsibility. He is an active member of the Montgomery Kiwanis Club and serves on the Board of Directors for the Alabama National Fair. Joe is a life-long member of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, where he has served as the youth minister and now serves on the Vestry. Joe lives in Montgomery with his wife, Ashley, and his son, Hill.

Joe inherited his commitment to public service from his great-grandfather, and namesake, Joseph Lister Hill, an Alabama Congressman and Senator for nearly a half-century. Embracing his great-grandfather’s legacy, Joe understands that,

“public office is not about one person or one party; it is about being responsive to the needs of all persons of all parties.”

Joe will work to bring to our Statehouse a spirit of cooperation and statesmanship that will that will put our government back to work for each and every one of us.