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 number 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. Other lower houses, including the United States House of Representatives, are elected for a two-year term.

Alabama House of Representatives
Alabama Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	February 25, 2020
Leadership
Speaker	Mac McCutcheon (R) since August 15, 2016
Speaker pro Tempore	Victor Gaston (R) since December 8, 2010
Majority Leader	Nathaniel Ledbetter (R) since March 1, 2017
Minority Leader	Anthony Daniels (D) since February 8, 2017
Structure
Seats	105
Political groups	Majority   Republican (77) Minority   Democratic (28)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article IV, Alabama Constitution
Salary	$42,830/yr [1]
Elections
Last election	November 6, 2018 (105 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2022 (105 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
House of Representatives Alabama State House Montgomery, Alabama
Website
Alabama House of Representatives

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 number of districts across the state. Each member represents a district of approximately 42,000 people,[2] 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 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.

• Speaker of the House: Republican Mac McCutcheon, District 25 (Monrovia, Madison County)
• Majority Leader: Republican Nathaniel Ledbetter, District 24 (Rainsville, DeKalb County)
• Minority Leader: Democrat Anthony Daniels, District 53 (Madison)

Composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	72	33	105	0
Begin present legislature	77	28	105	0
Current	75	28	103	2
Latest voting share	72.82%	27.18%

House leadership

Position	Name	Party
Speaker of the House	Mac McCutcheon	Republican
Speaker Pro Tempore	Victor Gaston	Republican

Majority Leadership

Position		Name[3][4]
	House Majority Leader	Nathaniel Ledbetter
	Majority Whip	Danny Garrett
	Majority Caucus Vice-Chair	Connie Rowe
	Majority Caucus Secretary/Treasurer	Phillip Pettus

Minority Leadership

Position		Name[5]
	House Minority Leader	Anthony Daniels
	Assistant Minority Leader	Merika Coleman
	Minority Caucus Chair	Christopher J. England
	Minority Caucus Vice-Chair	Barbara Drummond
	Minority Whips	Adline Clarke, Jeremy Gray, Tashina Morris
	Minority Caucus Secretary/Treasurer	Kelvin Lawrence

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	Andrew Sorrell	Rep		2018	Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence
4	Parker Moore	Rep		2018	Limestone, Morgan
5	Danny Crawford	Rep		2016	Limestone
6	Andy Whitt	Rep		2018	Limestone, Madison
7	Proncey Robertson	Rep		2018	Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan, Winston
8	Terri Collins	Rep	Decatur	2010	Morgan
9	Scott Stadthagen	Rep		2018	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	Tracy Estes	Rep		2018	Lamar, Marion, Winston
18	Jamie Kiel	Rep		2018	Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale
19	Laura Hall	Dem	Huntsville	1993	Madison
20	Howard Sanderford	Rep	Huntsville	1989	Madison
21	Rex Reynolds	Rep	Huntsville	2018	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	Wes Kitchens	Rep		2018	Blount, DeKalb, Marshall
28	Gil Isbell	Rep	Gadsden	2018	Etowah
29	Becky Nordgren	Rep	Gadsden	2010	Calhoun, DeKalb, Etowah
30	Craig Lipscomb	Rep	Gadsden	2012	Etowah, St. Clair
31	Mike Holmes	Rep	Wetumpka	2014	Autauga, Elmore
32	Barbara Boyd	Dem	Anniston	1994	Calhoun, Talladega
33	Vacant				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	Debbie Wood	Rep		2018	Chambers, Lee
39	Ginny Shaver	Rep		2018	Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, DeKalb
40	K. L. Brown	Rep	Jacksonville	2010	Calhoun
41	Corley Ellis	Rep	Columbiana	2016	Shelby
42	Ivan Smith	Rep
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	David Wheeler	Rep	Vestavia Hills	2018	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	Neil Rafferty	Dem	Birmingham	2018	Jefferson
55	Rod Scott	Dem	Fairfield	2006	Jefferson
56	Louise Alexander	Dem	Bessemer	2014	Jefferson
57	Merika Coleman	Dem	Birmingham	2002	Jefferson
58	Rolanda Hollis	Dem		2017	Jefferson
59	Mary Moore	Dem	Birmingham	2002	Jefferson
60	Juandalynn Givan	Dem	Birmingham	2010	Jefferson
61	Rodney Sullivan	Rep		2018	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	Brett Easterbrook	Rep		2018	Choctaw, Clarke, Marengo, Washington
66	Alan Baker	Rep	Brewton	2006	Baldwin, Escambia
67	Prince Chestnut	Dem		2017	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	Christopher J. England	Dem	Tuscaloosa	2006	Tuscaloosa
71	Artis J. McCampbell	Dem	Demopolis	2006	Choctaw, Greene, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa
72	Ralph Anthony Howard	Dem	Greensboro	2005	Bibb, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumter
73	Matt Fridy	Rep	Montevallo	2014	Shelby
74	Charlotte Meadows	Rep
75	Reed Ingram	Rep		2014	Elmore, Montgomery
76	Thad McClammy	Dem	Montgomery	1994	Montgomery
77	Tashina Morris	Dem	Montgomery	2018	Montgomery
78	Kirk Hatcher	Dem	Montgomery	2018	Montgomery
79	Joe Lovvorn	Rep	Auburn	2016	Lee
80	Chris Blackshear	Rep		2016	Lee, Russell
81	Ed Oliver	Rep	Alexander City	2018	Chilton, Coosa, Tallapoosa
82	Pebblin Warren	Dem	Tuskegee	2005	Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa
83	Jeremy Gray	Dem		2018	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	Jeff Sorrells	Rep		2018	Geneva, Houston
88	Will Dismukes	Rep		2018	Autauga, Elmore
89	Wes Allen	Rep	Troy	2018	Dale, Pike
90	Chris Sells	Rep		2014	Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Montgomery
91	Rhett Marques	Rep		2018	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	Matt Simpson	Rep		2018	Baldwin, Mobile
97	Adline Clarke	Dem		2013	Mobile
98	Napoleon Bracy Jr.	Dem	Saraland	2010	Mobile
99	Sam Jones	Dem	Mobile	2018	Mobile
100	Victor Gaston	Rep	Mobile	1982	Mobile
101	Chris Pringle	Rep	Mobile	2014	Mobile
102	Shane Stringer	Rep		2018	Mobile
103	Barbara Drummond	Dem		2014	Mobile
104	Margie Wilcox	Rep		2014	Mobile
105	Chip Brown	Rep		2018	Mobile

Past composition of the House

Throughout most of the state's history, the Democratic Party has held the majority in the Alabama House of Representatives except for a few brief exceptions. The Whig Party controlled the lower house in 1819 and again in 1821-23 and for the last time in 1837-1838. After the Civil War, Republicans held the majority during the Reconstruction period from 1868-1870 and again from 1872-1874. This was followed by 136 years of Democratic control ending in November, 2010. Beginning with the 2010 General Election Republicans swept to a large majority and have increased it in the succeeding elections in 2014 and 2018.

Among the House's historical first were the election of its first African-American members in 1868 when 27 black Republicans were elected.[6] The House also elected its first female member in 1922 with the election of Hattie Hooker Wilkins of Dallas County who would serve a single four year term.[7]

Main article: Elections in Alabama § Summary of elections

Committees

Current committees include:[8]

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

• Government of Alabama
• Alabama Senate
• Alabama Republican Party
• Alabama Democratic Party

References

1. http://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1/Documents/legismgt/2016_Leg_Comp_Session_Per%20Diem_Mileage.pdf
2. Article IV, Section 50 of the Alabama Constitution.
3. gopadmin (December 19, 2018). "State Rep. Danny Garrett To Serve As House Majority Whip For 2018-2022 Quadrennium". Alabama House Republican Caucus. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
4. gopadmin (November 14, 2018). "Republican Caucus Elects State Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter To Serve As House Majority Leader, State Rep. Connie Rowe Elected Caucus Vice Chair". Alabama House Republican Caucus. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
5. "Alabama House Democratic Caucus". A Clean, Competent and Competitive Alabama. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
6. Bailey, Neither Carpetbaggers nor Scalawags (1991)
7. Dance, Gabby; Alabama Political Reporter 7/24/2019
8. "Alabama House Committees". Open States. Sunlight Foundation. April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

External links

• Alabama House of Representatives Official Site