About Forrest Satterfield

The new world is here. Forrest Satterfield for Alabama State House District 21.

Engineer. Entrepreneur. Fighting for healthcare, housing, and infrastructure in District 21.

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About Forrest Satterfield

Born in Alabama. Built to solve problems. Running to lead District 21 into a new day.

There is a saying "The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born" — but that transition is over. The new world is here. Public trust in institutions has been deeply fractured by outdated systems that serve a select few. The federal government has abandoned communities like ours, and at the state level we are met with apathy. Forrest Satterfield is not here to promise a return to a bygone era. He is here to lead District 21 into a new day. Forrest is a UAB-trained biomedical engineer and serial entrepreneur who founded his first startup at age 19. From 3D-printed prosthetics to supplying N95 masks for frontline healthcare workers during COVID-19, he has spent his career solving real problems for real people.

  • Engineer and entrepreneur since age 19
  • 3D prosthetics, N95 masks, civic technology
  • University Innovation Fellow, Stanford
  • Running for Alabama House District 21
Our Values

The values that drive everything we do

Three values guide every decision Forrest makes as a candidate and as a future representative — and they are the same values that have guided every company he has built.

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Transparency

You deserve to know exactly where your tax dollars go. Forrest will fight for public dashboards and open records so District 21 families can hold their government accountable.

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Hard work

Forrest has worked long hours building companies that created real products and real jobs. He brings that same drive and discipline to every challenge and won't stop until the work is done.

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Care & passion

Forrest got into engineering because he wanted to help people. That purpose drives everything from affordable prosthetics to COVID equipment to this campaign for District 21.

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Equality

Every voice matters in District 21. Forrest will be a representative for working families, rural communities, and anyone who feels left behind by a government that only works for the powerful.

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Freedom

District 21 deserves a representative who isn't beholden to corporate donors. Forrest will always put community needs before special interests.

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Innovation

Forrest brings an engineer's practical, problem-solving mindset to Montgomery, asking what works instead of what polls well, and building real solutions for District 21.

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Past Achievements

What brought me to this point.

Forrest has spent his career building things that matter, solving problems others walked past, and showing up when it counted most. In business, leaders give their stakeholders quarterly reports — here is what I did, here is what I am working on, here is where your investment went. Forrest will bring that same discipline to Montgomery, publishing quarterly public updates so District 21 always knows exactly what their representative is doing on their behalf.

Founded Satterfield Technologies at Age 19

The first startup admitted to UAB's Collat School of Business Innovation Lab. Forrest founded it in 2015 as a UAB sophomore, building a team and shipping affordable, 3D-printed medical devices — setting the foundation for a career of entrepreneurial problem-solving.

UAB MakerSpace Founder

As a Stanford-affiliated University Innovation Fellow, Forrest led the team of students that founded the UAB MakerSpace — the university's first student-run prototyping facility. He didn't wait for the institution to build it. He built it.

Blazer Innovation Challenge Winner

Won $5,000 for developing affordable 3D-printed prosthetics, making life-changing technology accessible to people who couldn't otherwise afford it.

COVID-19 First Responder

Through Obex Health, Forrest pivoted his 3D-printing infrastructure into custom-fit reusable N95 masks for frontline healthcare workers when national supply chains failed. Selected as one of four Reignite Alabama winners — a $37,500 award for COVID-response innovation. He didn't wait for someone else to solve it.

Founded Cicada

Forrest founded Cicada (cicada.now) to build civic infrastructure for the 21st century — tools that help citizens read state legislation (cicada.guide), surface community priorities (cicada.buzz), and run for office without wealthy donors (cicada.run). Building democracy, not just running in it.