Gerald Allen (politician)
Gerald Allen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Alabama Senate from the 15th district | |
| Assumed office 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Phil Poole |
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 62nd district | |
| In office 1994–2010 | |
| Succeeded by | John Merrill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 8, 1950 Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Political party | Democratic (before 1995) Republican (1995–present) |
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Gerald H. Allen (born February 8, 1950) is a Republican lawmaker in the Alabama Senate. He previously served in the Alabama House of Representatives.
Early life
George H. Allen was born on February 8, 1950 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.[1]
Career
Allen was first elected to the Alabama House in 1994. In 2005, Allen proposed Alabama House Bill 30 (HB30), which would have banned public school libraries from purchasing books by gay authors or with gay characters.[2] The bill did not become law.
Allen defeated incumbent Phil Poole, a Democrat, in the 2010 elections to the Alabama Senate.[3] In 2011, Allen proposed a bill to ban Sharia law. He sponsored a 2014 amendment to the Alabama Constitution banning "foreign law".[4]
In 2017, Allen sponsored a bill for the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act to make it harder to remove Confederate monuments in Alabama.[5]
Personal life
Allen is the father of Pike County Probate Judge Wes Allen.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Gerald Allen's Biography - The Voter's Self Defense System - Vote Smart". Project Vote Smart.
- ^ Holguin, Jaime (April 27, 2005). "Alabama Bill Targets Gay Authors". CBS News. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ^ "Tuscaloosa County delegation switches to GOP". TuscaloosaNews.com.
- ^ "Ballot measure would block "foreign law" in Alabama". The Anniston Star.
- ^ Lyman, Brian (April 27, 2017). "House approves historic monument bill after heated debate". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved May 19, 2017.