Alabama Senate

Alabama State Senate
Alabama State Legislature
Type
Type	Upper House
Term limits	None
New session started	March 1, 2011
Leadership
President of the Senate	Kay Ivey, (R) since January 17, 2011
President Pro Tempore of the Senate	Del Marsh, (R) since November 3, 2010
Majority Leader	J. T. Waggoner, (R) since November 3, 2010
Minority Leader	Roger Bedford, Jr., (D) since November 3, 2010
Structure
Members	35
Political groups	Republican Party (22) Democratic Party (12) Independent (1)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article IV, Alabama Constitution
Salary	$10/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 2, 2010 (35 seats)
Next election	November 4, 2014 (35 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber Alabama State Capitol Montgomery, Alabama
Website
Alabama State Senate

The Alabama State 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 State Senate meet at the State House in Montgomery.

Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the United States Senate, the Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.

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 full Senate by nominations taken from the floor, followed by a recorded vote. 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 Kay Ivey. The President Pro Tempore is Republican Del Marsh. The Majority Leader is Republican J. T. Waggoner of the 16th District (Jefferson, Shelby).

Composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Republican	Ind	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	15	0	20	35	0
Begin	22	1	12	35	0
Latest voting share	63%	3%	34%

Members

District	Name	Party	Hometown	First Elected	Counties Represented
1	Tammy Irons	Dem	Florence	2010	Colbert, Lauderdale
2	Bill Holtzclaw	Rep	Madison	2010	Limestone, Madison
3	Arthur Orr	Rep	Decatur	2006	Limestone, Madison, Morgan
4	Paul Bussman	Rep	Cullman	2010	Cullman, Lawrence, Winston
5	Greg Reed	Rep	Jasper	2010	Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston
6	Roger Bedford, Jr.	Dem	Russellville	1982	Colbert, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Winston
7	Paul Sanford	Rep	Hunstville	2009	Madison
8	Shadrack McGill	Rep	Scottsboro	2010	DeKalb, Jackson, Madison
9	Clay Scofield	Rep	Arab	2010	Blount, Madison, Marshall
10	Phil Williams	Rep	Gadsden	2010	Cherokee, Etowah
11	Jerry Fielding	Dem	Sylacauga	2010	Calhoun, Coosa, Elmore, Talladega
12	Del Marsh	Rep	Anniston	1998	Calhoun, St. Clair
13	Gerald Dial	Rep	Lineville	2010	Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Lee, Randolph
14	Cam Ward	Rep	Alabaster	2010	Bibb, Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby
15	Slade Blackwell	Rep	Mountain Brook	2010	Jefferson, Shelby
16	J. T. Waggoner	Rep	Birmingham	1990	Jefferson, Shelby
17	Scott Beason	Rep	Gardendale	2006	Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair
18	Rodger Smitherman	Dem	Birmingham	1994	Jefferson
19	Priscilla Dunn	Dem	Bessemer	2009	Jefferson
20	Linda Coleman	Dem	Birmingham	2006	Jefferson
21	Gerald Allen	Rep	Tuscaloosa	2010	Hale, Pickens, Tuscaloosa
22	Marc Keahey	Dem	Grove Hill	2009	Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington
23	Henry Sanders	Dem	Selma	1982	Autauga, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo, Monroe, Perry, Wilcox
24	Bobby Singleton	Dem	Greensboro	2005	Bibb, Choctaw, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumter, Tuscaloosa
25	Dick Brewbaker	Rep	Montgomery	2010	Elmore, Montgomery
26	Quinton Ross	Dem	Montgomery	2002	Montgomery
27	Tom Whatley	Rep	Auburn	2010	Lee, Russell, Tallapoosa
28	Billy Beasley	Dem	Clayton	2010	Barbour, Bullock, Henry, Lee, Macon, Russell
29	Harri Anne Smith	Ind	Slocomb	1998	Dale, Geneva, Houston
30	Bryan Taylor	Rep	Prattville	2010	Autauga, Butler, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, Pike
31	Jimmy Holley	Rep	Elba	1998	Coffee, Covington, Dale, Houston
32	Trip Pittman	Rep	Fairhope	2007	Baldwin
33	Vivian Davis Figures	Dem	Mobile	1997	Mobile
34	Rusty Glover	Rep	Semmes	2006	Mobile
35	Ben Brooks	Rep	Mobile	2006	Mobile

See also

• Government of Alabama
• Alabama State Capitol

External links

• Alabama State Senate official government website
  • Senate District Map
• Project Vote Smart - State Senate of Alabama
• http://www.northescambia.com/?p=8639 (Keahey's election)