Alabama House of Representatives

Coordinates: 32°22′39.94″N 86°18′1.16″W / 32.3777611°N 86.3003222°W / 32.3777611; -86.3003222

Alabama House of Representatives
Alabama Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
March 1, 2011
Leadership
Mike Hubbard (R)
Since November 3, 2010
Speaker pro Tempore
Victor Gaston (R)
Since November 3, 2010
Majority Leader
Micky Hammon (R)
Since January 12, 2011
Minority Leader
Craig Ford (D)
Since November 3, 2010
Structure
Seats 105
Political groups

Governing party

Opposition party

Length of term
4 years
Authority Article IV, Alabama Constitution
Salary $10/day + per diem
Elections
Last election
November 4, 2014
(105 seats)
Next election
November 6, 2018
(105 seats)
Redistricting Legislative Control
Meeting place
House of Representatives
Alabama State House
Montgomery, Alabama
Website
Alabama House of Representatives

The Alabama House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama. The House is composed of 105 members representing an equal amount of districts, with each constituency containing at least 42,380 citizens. There are no term limits in the House. The House is also one of the five lower houses of state legislatures in the United States that is elected every four years. Virtually all other lower houses, including the United States House of Representatives, are elected for a two-year term

The House meets at the Alabama State House in Montgomery.

Powers and process

All revenue-raising matters must originate in the Alabama House, just as in the Congress of the United States. The House must have a quorum to conduct business, and a majority of a quorum can pass any bill except a constitutional amendment, which requires a three-fifths vote of all those elected. An appropriation to a non-government organization, such as a private college, requires a two-thirds vote of those elected. In order to be a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, one must be a minimum of 21 years of age.

Membership

The Alabama House of Representatives is composed of 105 members, chosen from an equal amount of districts across the state. Each member represents a district of approximately 42,000 people,[1] and is elected to a four-year term. Members of the House at the time of their election must have been citizens of Alabama for three years, and have lived in their respective districts for at least one year immediately preceding their election. The Speaker of the House, currently Mike Hubbard,[2] is a member of the body and is elected by his colleagues to serve as its presiding officer.

Members of the House are paid a salary of ten dollars per day, plus expenses other than travel in an amount fixed by joint resolution of the legislature.

Leadership

Seal of the Speaker

The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through the passage of a House Resolution. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the chamber.

Composition

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican Ind Democratic Vacant
End of previous legislature 66 1 37 104 1
Begin 72 33 105 0
Latest voting share 68.6% 31.4%

House roster

District Name Party Residence First elected Counties represented
1 Phillip Pettus Rep 2014 Lauderdale
2 Lynn Greer Rep Florence 2002 Lauderdale, Limestone
3 Marcel Black Dem Tuscumbia 1990 Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence
4 Micky Hammon Rep Decatur 2002 Limestone, Morgan
5 Vacant Limestone
6 Phil Williams Rep Harvest 2009 Limestone, Madison
7 Ken Johnson Rep Hillsboro 2010 Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan, Winston
8 Terri Collins Rep Decatur 2010 Morgan
9 Ed Henry Rep Hartselle 2010 Cullman, Marshall, Morgan
10 Mike Ball Rep Madison 2002 Madison
11 Randall Shedd Rep Cullman 2013 Blount, Cullman, Marshall, Morgan
12 Corey Harbison Rep Good Hope 2014 Cullman
13 Connie Rowe Rep Jasper 2014 Blount, Walker
14 Tim Wadsworth Rep 2014 Jefferson, Walker, Winston
15 Allen Farley Rep Pleasant Grove 2010 Jefferson, Shelby
16 Kyle South Rep Fayette 2014 Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Tuscaloosa
17 Mike Millican Rep Hamilton 1990 Lamar, Marion, Winston
18 Johnny Mack Morrow Dem Red Bay 1990 Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale
19 Laura Hall Dem Huntsville 1993 Madison
20 Howard Sanderford Rep Huntsville 1989 Madison
21 Jim Patterson Rep Meridianville 2010 Madison
22 Ritchie Whorton Rep Owens Cross Roads 2014 Jackson, Madison
23 Tommy Hanes Rep Bryant 2014 DeKalb, Jackson
24 Nathaniel Ledbetter Rep Rainsville 2014 DeKalb
25 Mac McCutcheon Rep Capshaw 2006 Limestone, Madison
26 Kerry Rich Rep Albertville 2010 DeKalb, Marshall
27 Will Ainsworth Rep Guntersville 2014 Blount, DeKalb, Marshall
28 Craig Ford Dem Gadsden 2000 Etowah
29 Becky Nordgren Rep Gadsden 2010 Calhoun, DeKalb, Etowah
30 Mack Butler Rep Gadsden 2012 Etowah, St. Clair
31 Mike Holmes Rep Wetumpka 2014 Autauga, Elmore
32 Barbara Boyd Dem Anniston 1994 Calhoun, Talladega
33 Ronald Johnson Rep Sylacauga 1978 Clay, Coosa, Talladega
34 David Standridge Rep Oneonta 2012 Blount, Marshall
35 Steve Hurst Rep Munford 1998 Calhoun, Clay, Coosa, Talladega
36 Randy Wood Rep Anniston 2002 Calhoun, St. Clair, Talladega
37 Bob Fincher Rep 2014 Chambers, Cleburne, Randolph
38 Isaac Whorton Rep Valley 2014 Chambers, Lee
39 Richard Lindsey Dem Centre 1983 Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, DeKalb
40 K. L. (Koven) Brown Rep Jacksonville 2010 Calhoun
41 Mike Hill Rep Columbiana 1986 Shelby
42 Jimmy Martin Rep 2014 Autauga, Chilton
43 Arnold Mooney Rep 2014 Jefferson, Shelby
44 Danny Garrett Rep Trussville 2014 Jefferson
45 Dickie Drake Rep Leeds 2011 Jefferson, Shelby
46 David Faulkner Rep 2014 Jefferson
47 Jack Williams Rep Birmingham 2004 Jefferson
48 Jim Carns Rep Vestavia Hills 2011 Jefferson, Shelby
49 April Weaver Rep Alabaster 2010 Bibb, Chilton, Shelby
50 Jim Hill Rep 2014 St. Clair
51 Allen Treadaway Rep Morris 2006 Jefferson
52 John Rogers Dem Birmingham 1982 Jefferson
53 Anthony Daniels Dem 2014 Madison
54 Patricia Todd Dem Birmingham 2006 Jefferson
55 Rod Scott Dem Fairfield 2006 Jefferson
56 Louise Alexander Dem Bessemer 2014 Jefferson
57 Merika Coleman Dem Birmingham 2002 Jefferson
58 Oliver Robinson Dem Birmingham 1998 Jefferson
59 Mary Moore Dem Birmingham 2002 Jefferson
60 Juandalynn Givan Dem Birmingham 2010 Jefferson
61 Alan Harper Rep Aliceville 2006 Pickens, Pickens, Tuscaloosa
62 Rich Wingo Rep 2014 Tuscaloosa
63 Bill Poole Rep Tuscaloosa 2010 Tuscaloosa
64 Harry Shiver Rep Bay Minette 2006 Baldwin, Monroe
65 Elaine Beech Dem Chatom 2009 Choctaw, Clarke, Marengo, Washington
66 Alan Baker Rep Brewton 2006 Baldwin, Escambia
67 Darrio Melton Dem Selma 2010 Dallas, Perry
68 Thomas Jackson Dem Thomasville 1994 Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Marengo, Monroe, Washington
69 Kelvin Lawrence Dem 2014 Autauga, Lowndes, Montgomery, Wilcox
70 Chris England Dem Tuscaloosa 2006 Tuscaloosa
71 Artis J. McCampbell Dem Demopolis 2006 Choctaw, Greene, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa
72 Ralph Howard Dem Greensboro 2005 Bibb, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumter
73 Matt Fridy Rep 2014 Shelby
74 Dimitri Polizos Rep Montgomery 2013 Montgomery
75 Reed Ingram Rep 2014 Elmore, Montgomery
76 Thad McClammy Dem Montgomery 1994 Montgomery
77 John Knight Dem Montgomery 1993 Montgomery
78 Alvin Holmes Dem Montgomery 1974 Montgomery
79 Mike Hubbard Rep Auburn 1998 Lee
80 Vacant* Lee, Russell
81 Mark Tuggle Rep Alexander City 2010 Chilton, Coosa, Tallapoosa
82 Pebblin Warren Dem Tuskegee 2005 Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa
83 George Bandy Dem Opelika 1994 Lee, Russell
84 Berry Forte Dem Clayton 2010 Barbour, Bullock, Russell
85 Dexter Grimsley Dem Abbeville 2010 Henry, Houston
86 Paul Lee Rep 2010 Houston
87 Donnie Chesteen Rep Geneva 2010 Geneva, Houston
88 Paul Beckman Rep Prattville 2010 Autauga, Elmore
89 Alan Boothe Rep Troy 1998 Dale, Pike
90 Chris Sells Rep 2014 Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Montgomery
91 Barry Moore Rep Elba 2010 Coffee
92 Mike Jones Rep Andalusia 2010 Coffee, Covington, Escambia
93 Steve Clouse Rep Ozark 1994 Dale, Houston
94 Joe Faust Rep Fairhope 2004 Baldwin
95 Steve McMillan Rep Bay Minette 1982 Baldwin
96 Randy Davis Rep Daphne 2002 Baldwin, Mobile
97 Adline Clarke Dem 2013 Mobile
98 Napoleon Bracy Dem Saraland 2010 Mobile
99 James Buskey Dem Mobile 1976 Mobile
100 Victor Gaston Rep Mobile 1982 Mobile
101 Jamie Ison Rep Mobile 2002 Mobile
102 Chris Pringle Rep 2014 Mobile
103 Barbara Drummond Dem 2014 Mobile
104 Margie Wilcox Rep 2014 Mobile
105 David Sessions Rep Grand Bay 2011 Mobile

* Vacant since the death of Lesley Vance on November 3, 2015.[3]

Committees

Current committees include:[4]

  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Baldwin County Legislation
  • Boards, Agencies and Commissions
  • Children and Senior Advocacy
  • Commerce and Small Business
  • Constitutions, Campaigns and Elections
  • County and Municipal Government
  • Economic Development and Tourism
  • Education Policy
  • Ethics and Campaign Finance
  • Financial Services
  • Health
  • Insurance
  • Internal Affairs
  • Jefferson County Legislation
  • Judiciary
  • Lee County Legislation
  • Local Legislation
  • Madison County Legislation
  • Military and Veterans' Affairs
  • Mobile County Legislation
  • Montgomery County Legislation
  • Public Safety and Homeland Security
  • Rules
  • Shelby County Legislation
  • State Government
  • Technology and Research
  • Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure
  • Tuscaloosa County Legislation
  • Ways and Means Education
  • Ways and Means General Fund

See also

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