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
Term limits
None
History
New session started
February 25, 2020
Leadership
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
Seats105
Political groups
Majority
  •   Republican (76)
  •   Vacant (1)

Minority

Length of term
4 years
AuthorityArticle IV, Alabama Constitution
Salary$42,830/yr [1]
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
November 6, 2018
(105 seats)
Next election
November 8, 2022
(105 seats)
RedistrictingLegislative 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, for the respectively numbered 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.

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 District
Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon Republican 25th–Capshaw
Speaker pro tempore Victor Gaston Republican 100th–Mobile
Clerk of the House Jeffrey Woodard

Majority Leadership
Position Name Party District
House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter Republican 24th–Rainsville
Majority Whip Danny Garrett Republican 44th–Trussville
Majority Caucus Vice-Chair Connie Rowe Republican 13th–Jasper
Majority Caucus Secretary/Treasurer Phillip Pettus Republican 1st–Killen

Minority Leadership
Position Name Party District
House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels Democratic 53rd–Huntsville
Assistant Minority Leader Merika Coleman Democratic 57th–Birmingham
Minority Caucus Chair Christopher J. England Democratic 70th–Tuscaloosa
Minority Caucus Vice-Chair Barbara Drummond Democratic 103rd–Mobile
Minority Whips Adline Clarke Democratic 97th–Hartselle
Jeremy Gray Democratic 83rd–Opelika
Tashina Morris Democratic 77th–Montgomery
Minority Caucus Secretary/Treasurer Kelvin Lawrence Democratic 69th–Hayneville

House roster
District Name Party Residence First elected Counties represented
1 Phillip Pettus Rep Killen 2014 Lauderdale
2 Lynn Greer Rep Florence 2002 Lauderdale, Limestone
3 Andrew Sorrell Rep Muscle Shoals 2018 Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence
4 Parker Moore Rep Decatur 2018 Limestone, Morgan
5 Danny Crawford Rep Athens 2016 Limestone
6 Andy Whitt Rep Ardmore 2018 Limestone, Madison
7 Proncey Robertson Rep Mt. Hope 2018 Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan, Winston
8 Terri Collins Rep Decatur 2010 Morgan
9 Scott Stadthagen Rep Hartselle 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 Arley 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 Winfield 2018 Lamar, Marion, Winston
18 Jamie Kiel Rep Russellville 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 Arab 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 Woodland 2014 Chambers, Cleburne, Randolph
38 Debbie Wood Rep Valley 2018 Chambers, Lee
39 Ginny Shaver Rep Leesburg 2018 Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, DeKalb
40 K. L. Brown Rep Jacksonville 2010 Calhoun
41 Corley Ellis Rep Columbiana 2016 Shelby
42 Van Smith Rep Clanton 2019 Autauga, Chilton
43 Arnold Mooney Rep Birmingham 2014 Jefferson, Shelby
44 Danny Garrett Rep Trussville 2014 Jefferson
45 Dickie Drake Rep Leeds 2011 Jefferson, Shelby
46 David Faulkner Rep Homewood 2014 Jefferson
47 David Wheeler Rep Vestavia Hills 2018 Jefferson
48 Jim Carns Rep Vestavia Hills 2011 Jefferson, Shelby
49 Russell Bedsole Rep Alabaster 2020 Bibb, Chilton, Shelby
50 Jim Hill Rep Odenville 2014 St. Clair
51 Allen Treadaway Rep Morris 2006 Jefferson
52 John Rogers Dem Birmingham 1982 Jefferson
53 Anthony Daniels Dem Huntsville 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 Birmingham 2017 Jefferson
59 Mary Moore Dem Birmingham 2002 Jefferson
60 Juandalynn Givan Dem Birmingham 2010 Jefferson
61 Rodney Sullivan Rep Northport 2018 Pickens, Pickens, Tuscaloosa
62 Rich Wingo Rep Tuscaloosa 2014 Tuscaloosa
63 Bill Poole Rep Tuscaloosa 2010 Tuscaloosa
64 Harry Shiver Rep Bay Minette 2006 Baldwin, Monroe
65 Brett Easterbrook Rep Fruitdale 2018 Choctaw, Clarke, Marengo, Washington
66 Alan Baker Rep Brewton 2006 Baldwin, Escambia
67 Prince Chestnut Dem Selma 2017 Dallas, Perry
68 Thomas Jackson Dem Thomasville 1994 Clarke, Conecuh, Marengo, Monroe
69 Kelvin Lawrence Dem Hayneville 2014 Autauga, Lowndes, Montgomery, Wilcox
70 Christopher J. England Dem Tuscaloosa 2006 Tuscaloosa
71 Artis J. McCampbell Dem Demopolis 2006 Greene, Marengo, Sumter, Tuscaloosa
72 Ralph Anthony Howard Dem Greensboro 2005 Bibb, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry
73 Matt Fridy Rep Montevallo 2014 Shelby
74 Charlotte Meadows Rep Montgomery 2019 Montgomery
75 Reed Ingram Rep Mathews 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 Smiths Station 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 Opelika 2018 Lee, Russell
84 Berry Forte Dem Clayton 2010 Barbour, Bullock, Russell
85 Dexter Grimsley Dem Abbeville 2010 Henry, Houston
86 Paul Lee Rep Dothan 2010 Houston
87 Jeff Sorrells Rep Hartford 2018 Geneva, Houston
88 Will Dismukes Rep Prattville 2018 Autauga, Elmore
89 Wes Allen Rep Troy 2018 Dale, Pike
90 Chris Sells Rep Greenville 2014 Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Montgomery
91 Rhett Marques Rep Enterprise 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 Daphne 2018 Baldwin, Mobile
97 Adline Clarke Dem Mobile 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 Mobile 2018 Mobile
103 Barbara Drummond Dem Mobile 2014 Mobile
104 Margie Wilcox Rep Mobile 2014 Mobile
105 Chip Brown Rep Mobile 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 to 1870 and again from 1872 to 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.[3] 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.[4]

Main article: Elections in Alabama § Summary of elections

Committees

Current committees include:[5]

See also

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. Bailey, Neither Carpetbaggers nor Scalawags (1991)
  4. Dance, Gabby; Alabama Political Reporter 7/24/2019
  5. "Alabama House Committees". Open States. Sunlight Foundation. April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
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