Del Marsh

Adelbert Carl "Del" Marsh (born September 2, 1956) is a Republican member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 12th District since 1998.[1] He defeated Democratic challenger Judge Wallace Wyatt in the 2010 midterm elections. The next day, he was chosen as President pro tempore of the Alabama State Senate by his colleagues. Since the succession of Kay Ivey to the position of Governor of Alabama on April 10, 2017 until January 14, 2019, the office of lieutenant governor was vacant.

Del Marsh

President of the Alabama Senate Acting
In office April 10, 2017 – January 14, 2019
Preceded by	Kay Ivey
Succeeded by	Will Ainsworth
President pro tempore of the Alabama Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office November 3, 2010
Preceded by	Rodger Smitherman
Member of the Alabama Senate from the 12th district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 3, 1998
Preceded by	Doug Ghee

Personal details
Born	(1956-09-02) September 2, 1956 Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Ginger Suddeth
Children	2
Education	Auburn University (BA)

In May 2019, he voted to make abortion a crime at any stage in a pregnancy, with no exemptions for cases of rape or incest.[2]

In May 2019, he co-sponsored a bill to change Alabama's ethics laws to allow lobbyists to give unlimited gifts to lawmakers. Also on the bill were measures to decriminalize bribery and to redefine key terms of the ethics laws in order to loosen their power to prevent corruption.[3]

In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Marsh proposed using $200 million of CARES Act relief for the building of a new state house. $1.8 billion was given to the Alabama state government to be used for expenditures caused by the pandemic.[4]

In July 2020, Marsh stated he was not concerned about a growth in COVID-19 cases, saying he wants to see more people with COVID-19 because "we start reaching an immunity as more people have it and get through it."[5] (Scientists do not know if it is possible to achieve "herd immunity" to COVID-19.)[6][7]

References

"Del Marsh – Alabama State Senator for District 12". Bama Politics. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
Durkin, Erin; Benwell, Max (May 15, 2019). "These 25 white men – all Republicans – just voted to ban abortion in Alabama". The Guardian.
https://www.al.com/news/2019/04/legalize-it-7-ways-a-new-ethics-bill-would-make-alabama-more-corrupt.html
https://www.al.com/news/2020/05/marsh-stands-by-idea-of-using-cares-act-money-for-new-state-house.html
Goddard, Taegan (July 9, 2020). "GOP Lawmaker Wants More to Get Virus". Political Wire. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
Bhatt, Jay; Deven Parikh, Parag (July 7, 2020). "Is COVID-19 even subject to herd immunity?". ABC News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
"Herd immunity and COVID-19 (coronavirus): What you need to know". Mayo Clinic. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

External links

Alabama State Legislature – Senator Del Marsh official government website
Project Vote Smart – Senator Del Marsh (AL) profile
Follow the Money – Del Marsh
- 2006 2002 1998 campaign contributions

Alabama Senate
Preceded by Rodger Smitherman	President pro tempore of the Alabama Senate 2010–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Kay Ivey	President of the Alabama Senate Acting 2017–2019	Succeeded by Will Ainsworth

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Vice President of the United States: Mike Pence (R)
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Statewide political officials of Alabama
U.S. Senators	Richard Shelby Doug Jones
State government	Kay Ivey, Governor Will Ainsworth, Lieutenant Governor Steve Marshall, Attorney General John Merrill, Secretary of State John McMillan, Treasurer Jim Zeigler, Auditor Rick Pate, Agriculture Commissioner
Senate	Del Marsh, President pro tempore Greg Reed, Majority Leader Bobby Singleton, Minority Leader
House	Mac McCutcheon, Speaker Victor Gaston, Speaker pro tempore Nathaniel Ledbetter, Majority Leader Anthony Daniels, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Tom Parker, Chief Justice James Mitchell Tommy Bryan Will Sellers Alisa Wise Michael Bolin Sarah Hicks Stewart Brady E. Mendheim Jr. Greg Shaw, Associate Justices

Members of the Alabama State Senate
President of the Senate: Will Ainsworth (R) President Pro Tempore: Del Marsh (R) Majority Leader: Greg Reed (R) Minority Leader: Bobby Singleton (D)
Tim Melson (R) Tom Butler (R) Arthur Orr (R) Garlan Gudger (R) Greg Reed (R) Larry Stutts (R) Sam Givhan (R) Steve Livingston (R) Clay Scofield (R) Andrew Jones (R) Jim McClendon (R) Del Marsh (R) Randy Price (R) Cam Ward (R) Dan Roberts (R) J. T. Waggoner (R) Shay Shelnutt (R) Rodger Smitherman (D) Priscilla Dunn (D) Linda Coleman-Madison (D) Gerald Allen (R) Greg Albritton (R) Malika Sanders-Fortier (D) Bobby Singleton (D) Will Barfoot (R) David Burkette (D) Tom Whatley (R) Billy Beasley (D) Donnie Chesteen (R) Clyde Chambliss (R) Jimmy Holley (R) Chris Elliott (R) Vivian Davis Figures (D) Jack W. Williams (R) David Sessions (R)
Republican (27) Democratic (8) Alabama Legislature Alabama House of Representatives Alabama State Senate

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