Alabama House of Representatives

Alabama House of Representatives
Alabama House of Representatives
Alabama Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	March 1, 2011
Leadership
Speaker of the House	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 Republican (72); Opposition party Democrat (33);
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article IV, Alabama Constitution
Salary	$10/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014; (98 seats)
Next election	November 1, 2018; (98 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
	House of Representatives; Alabama State Capitol; Montgomery, Alabama
Website
	Alabama House of Representatives

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The Alabama House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of the US 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.

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 40,000 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.

There is one vacant seat remaining to the end of the current session^[3] folioing the April 2014 resignation by Greg Wren after pleading guilty and thus being convicted of ethics violations. Also named in the same investigation is Speaker Mike Hubbard^[4] who was indicted on October 20.

Leadership

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 Mike Hubbard, District 79 (Auburn) was indicted on ethics charges on October 20, 2014 but refuses to resign.^[5]
Majority Leader: Republican Micky Hammon, District 4 (Decatur)
Minority Leader: Democrat Craig Ford, District 28 (Gadsden)

Composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Template:American politics/party colors/Democratic\|	Template:American politics/party colors/Independent\|	Template:American politics/party colors/Republican\|
	Democratic	Ind	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature	60	0	43	103	2

Begin (March 2011)^[6]	39	0	65	104	1
May 11, 2011^[7]			66	105	0
June 2011^[8]			65	104	1
June 27, 2011^[9]			64	103	2
August 30, 2011^[10]			65	104	1
November 29, 2011^[11]			66	105	0
August 1, 2012^[12]			65	104	1
August 31, 2012^[13]			64	103	2
December 3, 2012^[14]			63	102	3
December 8, 2012^[15]	38		63	101	4
December 12, 2012^[16]			64	102	3
December 13, 2012^[17]			65	103	2
February 4, 2013^[18]	37	1	65	103	2
May 7, 2013^[19]	37		66	104	1
June 2013^[20]	38		66	105	0
April 2014^[21]	38		65	104	1
Latest voting share	36.2%	61.9%

House roster

District	Name	Party	Residence	First elected	Counties represented
1	Greg Burdine	Dem	Florence	2010	Lauderdale
2	Lynn Greer	Rep	Florence	2002	Lauderdale
3	Marcel Black	Dem	Tuscumbia	1990	Colbert
4	Micky Hammon	Rep	Decatur	2002	Limestone, Morgan
5	Dan Williams	Rep	Athens	2010	Limestone
6	Phil Williams	Rep	Harvest	2009	Madison
7	Ken Johnson	Rep	Hillsboro	2010	Lawrence, Winston
8	Terri Collins	Rep	Decatur	2010	Morgan
9	Ed Henry	Rep	Hartselle	2010	Morgan, Cullman
10	Mike Ball	Rep	Madison	2002	Madison
11	Randall Shedd	Rep	Cullman	2013	Blount, Cullman, Morgan
12	Mac Buttram	Rep	Cullman	2010	Cullman
13	Bill Roberts	Rep	Jasper	2010	Walker
14	Richard Baughn	Rep	Carbon Hill	2010	Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston
15	Allen Farley	Rep	Pleasant Grove	2010	Jefferson
16	Daniel Boman	Dem	Fayette	2010	Fayette, Lamar, Tuscaloosa
17	Mike Millican	Rep	Hamilton	1990	Marion, Winston
18	Johnny Mack Morrow	Dem	Red Bay	1990	Colbert, Franklin
19	Laura Hall	Dem	Huntsville	1993	Madison
20	Howard Sanderford	Rep	Huntsville	1989	Madison
21	Jim Patterson	Rep	Meridianville	2010	Madison
22	Wayne Johnson	Rep	New Hope	2010	Madison, Jackson
23	John Robinson	Dem	Scottsboro	1994	Jackson
24	Todd Greeson	Rep	Ider	1998	DeKalb
25	Mac McCutcheon	Rep	Capshaw	2006	Limestone, Madison
26	Kerry Rich	Rep	Albertville	2010	DeKalb, Marshall
27	Wes Long	Rep	Guntersville	2010	Marshall
28	Craig Ford	Dem	Gadsden	2000	Etowah
29	Becky Nordgren	Rep	Gadsden	2010	DeKalb, Etowah
30	Mack Butler	Rep	Gadsden	2012	Etowah, St. Clair
31	Charles Barrett Mask	Rep	Wetumpka	2006	Coosa, Elmore
32	Barbara Boyd	Dem	Anniston	1994	Calhoun, Talladega
33	Ronald Johnson	Rep	Sylacauga	1978	Coosa, Talladega
34	David Standridge	Rep	Oneonta	2012	Blount, Jefferson
35	Steve Hurst	Rep	Munford	1998	Etowah, Talladega
36	Randy Wood	Rep	Anniston	2002	Calhoun, St. Clair
37	Richard Laird	Ind	Roanoke	1978	Chambers, Clay, Randolph
38	DuWayne Bridges	Rep	Valley	2000	Chambers, Lee
39	Richard Lindsey	Dem	Centre	1983	Cherokee, Cleburne, DeKalb
40	K. L. (Koven) Brown	Rep	Jacksonville	2010	Calhoun
41	Mike Hill	Rep	Columbiana	1986	Shelby
42	Kurt Wallace	Rep	Clanton	2010	Chilton, Shelby
43	Mary Sue McClurkin	Rep	Pelham	1998	Jefferson, Shelby
44	Arthur Payne	Rep	Trussville	1978	Jefferson
45	Dickie Drake	Rep	Leeds	2011	St. Clair, Jefferson
46	Paul DeMarco	Rep	Homewood	2005	Jefferson
47	Jack Williams	Rep	Birmingham	2004	Jefferson
48	Jim Carns	Rep	Vestavia Hills	2011	Jefferson, Shelby
49	April Weaver	Rep	Alabaster	2010	Bibb, Shelby
50	Jim McClendon	Rep	Springville	2002	St. Clair, Shelby
51	Allen Treadaway	Rep	Morris	2006	Jefferson
52	John Rogers	Dem	Birmingham	1982	Jefferson
53	Demetrius Newton	Dem	Birmingham	1986	Jefferson
54	Patricia Todd	Dem	Birmingham	2006	Jefferson
55	Rod Scott	Dem	Fairfield	2006	Jefferson
56	Lawrence McAdory	Dem		2009	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, Tuscaloosa
62	John Merrill	Rep	Tuscaloosa	2010	Tuscaloosa
63	Bill Poole	Rep	Tuscaloosa	2010	Tuscaloosa
64	Harry Shiver	Rep	Bay Minette	2006	Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe
65	Elaine Beech	Dem	Chatom	2009	Choctaw, Clarke, Washington
66	Alan Baker	Rep	Brewton	2006	Baldwin, Escambia
67	Darrio Melton	Dem	Selma	2010	Dallas
68	Thomas Jackson	Dem	Thomasville	1994	Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Marengo, Monroe
69	David Colston	Dem	Camden	2010	Autauga, Dallas, Lowndes, Wilcox
70	Christopher England	Dem	Tuscaloosa	2006	Tuscaloosa
71	Artis J. McCampbell	Dem	Demopolis	2006	Greene, Marengo, Sumter, Tuscaloosa
72	Ralph Anthony Howard	Dem	Greensboro	2005	Hale, Marengo, Perry, Bibb
73	Joe Hubbard	Dem	Montgomery	2010	Montgomery
74	Dimitri Polizos	Rep	Montgomery	2013	Montgomery
75	Greg Wren	Rep	Montgomery	2006	Montgomery, Elmore
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	Lesley Vance	Rep	Phenix City	2006	Lee, Russell
81	Mark Tuggle	Rep	Alexander City	2010	Lee, Tallapoosa
82	Pebblin Warren	Dem	Tuskegee Institute	2005	Bullock, Lee, Macon
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	Charles Newton	Dem	Greenville	1989	Butler, Conecuh, Crenshaw
91	Barry Moore	Rep	Elba	2010	Coffee
92	Mike Jones	Rep	Andalusia	2010	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	Adiline 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	Chad Fincher	Rep	Semmes	2006	Mobile
103	Joseph Mitchell	Dem	Mobile	1994	Mobile
104	Jim Barton	Rep	Mobile	2006	Mobile
105	David Sessions	Rep	Grand Bay	2011	Mobile

Committees

Current committees include:^[22]

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Notes

References

^ Article IV, Section 50 of the Alabama Constitution.
^ http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/houseleaders.html
^ http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/representatives/housebios/hd075.html
^ http://www.wsfa.com/story/25129497/gop-legislator-greg-wren-resigns-pleads-guilty-to-ethics-violation
^ http://www.wkrg.com/story/26849369/speaker-hubbard-refuses-to-resign
^ Republican Spencer Collier (District 105) resigned in January, in anticipation of becoming head of the Alabama Department of Homeland Security.
^ Republican David Sessions elected to succeed Collier.
^ Republican Greg Canfield (District 48) resigned to take office as director of the Alabama Development Office.
^ Republican Owen Drake (District 45) died.
^ Republican Jim Carns elected to succeed Canfield.
^ Republican Dickie Drake elected to succeed Drake.
^ Republican Blaine Galliher (District 30) resigned to take a job with the Governor's office.
^ Republican Elwyn Thomas (District 34) resigned to take office as executive director of the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission
^ Republican Jeremy Oden (District 11) resigned to take office on the Alabama Public Service Commission.
^ Democrat Yvonne Kennedy (District 97) died.
^ Republican David Standridge sworn in to succeed Thomas.
^ Republican Mack Butler sworn in to succeed Galliher.
^ Richard Laird (District 37) switched parties from Democratic to Independent. [1]
^ Republican Randall Shedd elected to succeed Oden.
^ Democrat Adiline Clarke sworn in to succeed Kennedy.
^ Greg Wren resigns after pleading guilty.
^ "Alabama House Committees". Open States. Sunlight Foundation. April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

External links

Alabama House of Representatives

[1] Article IV, Section 50 of the Alabama Constitution.

[2] ttp://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/houseleaders.html

[3] ttp://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/representatives/housebios/hd075.html

[4] ttp://www.wsfa.com/story/25129497/gop-legislator-greg-wren-resigns-pleads-guilty-to-ethics-violation

[5] ttp://www.wkrg.com/story/26849369/speaker-hubbard-refuses-to-resign

[6] Republican Spencer Collier (District 105) resigned in January, in anticipation of becoming head of the Alabama Department of Homeland Security.

[7] Republican David Sessions elected to succeed Collier.

[8] Republican Greg Canfield (District 48) resigned to take office as director of the Alabama Development Office.

[9] Republican Owen Drake (District 45) died.

[10] Republican Jim Carns elected to succeed Canfield.

[11] Republican Dickie Drake elected to succeed Drake.

[12] Republican Blaine Galliher (District 30) resigned to take a job with the Governor's office.

[13] Republican Elwyn Thomas (District 34) resigned to take office as executive director of the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission

[14] Republican Jeremy Oden (District 11) resigned to take office on the Alabama Public Service Commission.

[15] Democrat Yvonne Kennedy (District 97) died.

[16] Republican David Standridge sworn in to succeed Thomas.

[17] Republican Mack Butler sworn in to succeed Galliher.

[18] Richard Laird (District 37) switched parties from Democratic to Independent. [1]

[19] Republican Randall Shedd elected to succeed Oden.

[20] Democrat Adiline Clarke sworn in to succeed Kennedy.

[21] Greg Wren resigns after pleading guilty.

[OpenStates-22] "Alabama House Committees". Open States. Sunlight Foundation. April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

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