From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The seal of the Alabama Senate.
The Alabama Senate is the upper house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama. The body is composed of 35 members representing an equal amount of districts across the state, with each district containing at least 127,140 citizens. Similar to the lower House, the Senate serves both without term limits and with a four-year term.
The Alabama Senate meet at the State House in Montgomery.
Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.
[edit] Leadership of the Senate
The Lieutenant Governor of Alabama serves as the President of the Senate, but only casts a vote if required to break a tie. In his or her absence, the President Pro Tempore presides over the Senate. The President Pro Tempore is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the entire Senate through a Senate Resolution. The President Pro Tempore is the chief leadership position in the Senate. The other Senate Majority and Minority leaders are elected by their respective party caucuses.
The President of the Senate is Alabama Lieutenant Governor Jim Folsom, Jr.. The President Pro Tempore is Democrat Hinton Mitchem of the 9th District (Blount, Madison, Marshall). The Majority Leader is Democrat Zeb Little of the 4th District (Cullman, Lawrence, Winston). The Minority Leader is Republican J. T. "Jabo" Waggoner of the 16th District (Jefferson, Shelby).
[edit] Makeup of the Senate
[edit] Senate Roster
| District |
Name |
Party |
Hometown |
First Elected |
Counties Represented |
|
1
|
Bobby E. Denton |
Democrat |
Muscle Shoals |
1978 |
Colbert, Lauderdale |
|
2
|
Tom Butler |
Democrat |
Madison |
1994 |
Limestone, Madison |
|
3
|
Arthur Orr |
Republican |
Decatur |
2006 |
Limestone, Madison, Morgan |
|
4
|
Zeb Little |
Democrat |
Cullman |
1998 |
Cullman, Lawrence, Winston |
|
5
|
Charles Bishop |
Republican |
Jasper |
2006 |
Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston |
|
6
|
Roger Bedford, Jr. |
Democrat |
Russellville |
1982 |
Colbert, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Winston |
|
7
|
Parker Griffith |
Democrat |
Huntsville |
2006 |
Madison |
|
8
|
Lowell Barron |
Democrat |
Fyffe |
1982 |
DeKalb, Jackson, Madison |
|
9
|
Hinton Mitchem |
Democrat |
Union Grove |
1978 |
Blount, Madison, Marshall |
|
10
|
Larry Means |
Democrat |
Attalla |
1998 |
Cherokee, Etowah |
|
11
|
Jim Preuitt |
Democrat |
Talladega |
1990 |
Calhoun, Coosa, Elmore, Talladega |
|
12
|
Del Marsh |
Republican |
Anniston |
1998 |
Calhoun, St. Clair |
|
13
|
Kim Benefield |
Democrat |
Woodland |
2006 |
Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Lee, Randolph |
|
14
|
Henry E. Erwin, Jr. |
Republican |
Montevallo |
2002 |
Bibb, Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby |
|
15
|
Steve French |
Republican |
Birmingham |
1998 |
Jefferson, Shelby |
|
16
|
J.T. "Jabo" Waggoner |
Republican |
Birmingham |
1990 |
Jefferson, Shelby |
|
17
|
Scott Beason |
Republican |
Gardendale |
2006 |
Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair |
|
18
|
Rodger Smitherman |
Democrat |
Birmingham |
1994 |
Jefferson |
|
19
|
Edward McClain |
Democrat |
Midfield |
1994 |
Jefferson |
|
20
|
Linda Coleman |
Democrat |
Birmingham |
2006 |
Jefferson |
|
21
|
Phil Poole |
Democrat |
Moundville |
1994 |
Hale, Pickens, Tuscaloosa |
|
22
|
Pat Lindsey |
Democrat |
Butler |
1982 |
Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington |
|
23
|
Henry Sanders |
Democrat |
Selma |
1982 |
Autauga, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo, Monroe, Perry, Wilcox |
|
24
|
Bobby Singleton |
Democrat |
Greensboro |
2005 |
Bibb, Choctaw, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumter, Tuscaloosa |
|
25
|
Larry Dixon |
Republican |
Montgomery |
1982 |
Elmore, Montgomery |
|
26
|
Quinton Ross |
Democrat |
Montgomery |
2002 |
Montgomery |
|
27
|
T.D. "Ted" Little |
Democrat |
Auburn |
1978 |
Lee, Russell, Tallapoosa |
|
28
|
Myron Penn |
Democrat |
Union Springs |
2002 |
Barbour, Bullock, Henry, Lee, Macon, Russell |
|
29
|
Harri Anne Smith |
Republican |
Slocomb |
1998 |
Dale, Geneva, Houston |
|
30
|
Wendell Mitchell |
Democrat |
Luverne |
1982 |
Autauga, Butler, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, Pike |
|
31
|
Jimmy Holley |
Democrat |
Elba |
1998 |
Coffee, Covington, Dale, Houston |
|
32
|
Bradley Byrne |
Republican |
Fairhope |
2002 |
Baldwin |
|
33
|
Vivian Davis Figures |
Democrat |
Mobile |
1997 |
Mobile |
|
34
|
Rusty Glover |
Republican |
Semmes |
2006 |
Mobile |
|
35
|
Ben Brooks |
Republican |
Mobile |
2006 |
Mobile |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| Legislatures in the United States |
United States Congress: United States House of Representatives • United States Senate
State legislatures: Alabama (H, S) • Alaska (H, S) • Arizona (H, S) • Arkansas (H, S) • California (A, S) • Colorado (H, S) • Connecticut (H, S) • Delaware (H, S) • Florida (H, S) • Georgia (H, S) • Hawaii (H, S) • Idaho (H, S) • Illinois (H, S) • Indiana (H, S) • Iowa (H, S) • Kansas (H, S) • Kentucky (H, S) • Louisiana (H, S) • Maine (H, S) • Maryland (H, S) • Massachusetts (H, S) • Michigan (H, S) • Minnesota (H, S) • Mississippi (H, S) • Missouri (H, S) • Montana (H, S) • Nebraska • Nevada (A, S) • New Hampshire (H, S) • New Jersey (GA, S) • New Mexico (H, S) • New York (A, S) • North Carolina (H, S) • North Dakota (H, S) • Ohio (H, S) • Oklahoma (H, S) • Oregon (H, S) • Pennsylvania (H, S) • Rhode Island (H, S) • South Carolina (H, S) • South Dakota (H, S) • Tennessee (H, S) • Texas (H, S) • Utah (H, S) • Vermont (H, S) • Virginia (H, S) • Washington (H, S) • West Virginia (H, S) • Wisconsin (A, S) • Wyoming (H, S)
Territorial legislatures: American Samoa (H, S) • District of Columbia • Guam • Northern Mariana Islands (H, S) • Puerto Rico (H, S) • U.S. Virgin Islands
Local governments |
