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   Democratic (33)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article IV, Alabama Constitution
Salary	$10/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014 (105 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2018 (105 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
House of Representatives Alabama State Capitol Montgomery, Alabama
Website
Alabama House of Representatives

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. 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, chosen from an equal amount of districts across the state. Each member represents a district of approximately 40,000 people, 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, 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.

• Speaker of the House: Republican Mike Hubbard, District 79 (Auburn)
• Majority Leader: Republican Micky Hammon, District 4 (Decatur)
• Minority Leader: Democrat Craig Ford, District 28 (Gadsden)

Composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Republican	Ind	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	65	1	38	104	1
Begin	72		33	105	0
Latest voting share	68.6%		31.4%

House roster

District	Name	Party	Residence	First elected	Counties represented
1	Phillip Pettus	Rep		2014	Lauderdale
2	Lynn Greer	Rep	Florence	2002	Lauderdale, Limestone
3	Marcel Black	Dem	Tuscumbia	1990	Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence
4	Micky Hammon	Rep	Decatur	2002	Limestone, Morgan
5	Vacant				Limestone
6	Phil Williams	Rep	Harvest	2009	Limestone, Madison
7	Ken Johnson	Rep	Hillsboro	2010	Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan, Winston
8	Terri Collins	Rep	Decatur	2010	Morgan
9	Ed Henry	Rep	Hartselle	2010	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		2014	Jefferson, Walker, Winston
15	Allen Farley	Rep	Pleasant Grove	2010	Jefferson, Shelby
16	Kyle South	Rep	Fayette	2014	Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Tuscaloosa
17	Mike Millican	Rep	Hamilton	1990	Lamar, Marion, Winston
18	Johnny Mack Morrow	Dem	Red Bay	1990	Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale
19	Laura Hall	Dem	Huntsville	1993	Madison
20	Howard Sanderford	Rep	Huntsville	1989	Madison
21	Jim Patterson	Rep	Meridianville	2010	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	Will Ainsworth	Rep	Guntersville	2014	Blount, DeKalb, Marshall
28	Craig Ford	Dem	Gadsden	2000	Etowah
29	Becky Nordgren	Rep	Gadsden	2010	Calhoun, DeKalb, Etowah
30	Mack Butler	Rep	Gadsden	2012	Etowah, St. Clair
31	Mike Holmes	Rep	Wetumpka	2014	Autauga, Elmore
32	Barbara Boyd	Dem	Anniston	1994	Calhoun, Talladega
33	Ronald Johnson	Rep	Sylacauga	1978	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		2014	Chambers, Cleburne, Randolph
38	Isaac Whorton	Rep	Valley	2014	Chambers, Lee
39	Richard Lindsey	Dem	Centre	1983	Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, DeKalb
40	K. L. (Koven) Brown	Rep	Jacksonville	2010	Calhoun
41	Mike Hill	Rep	Columbiana	1986	Shelby
42	Jimmy Martin	Rep		2014	Autauga, Chilton
43	Arnold Mooney	Rep		2014	Jefferson, Shelby
44	Danny Garrett	Rep	Trussville	2014	Jefferson
45	Dickie Drake	Rep	Leeds	2011	Jefferson, Shelby
46	David Faulkner	Rep		2014	Jefferson
47	Jack Williams	Rep	Birmingham	2004	Jefferson
48	Jim Carns	Rep	Vestavia Hills	2011	Jefferson, Shelby
49	April Weaver	Rep	Alabaster	2010	Bibb, Chilton, Shelby
50	Jim Hill	Rep		2014	St. Clair
51	Allen Treadaway	Rep	Morris	2006	Jefferson
52	John Rogers	Dem	Birmingham	1982	Jefferson
53	Anthony Daniels	Dem		2014	Madison
54	Patricia Todd	Dem	Birmingham	2006	Jefferson
55	Rod Scott	Dem	Fairfield	2006	Jefferson
56	Louise Alexander	Dem	Bessemer	2014	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, Pickens, Tuscaloosa
62	Rich Wingo	Rep		2014	Tuscaloosa
63	Bill Poole	Rep	Tuscaloosa	2010	Tuscaloosa
64	Harry Shiver	Rep	Bay Minette	2006	Baldwin, Monroe
65	Elaine Beech	Dem	Chatom	2009	Choctaw, Clarke, Marengo, Washington
66	Alan Baker	Rep	Brewton	2006	Baldwin, Escambia
67	Darrio Melton	Dem	Selma	2010	Dallas, Perry
68	Thomas Jackson	Dem	Thomasville	1994	Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Marengo, Monroe, Washington
69	Kelvin Lawrence	Dem		2014	Autauga, Lowndes, Montgomery, Wilcox
70	Chris England	Dem	Tuscaloosa	2006	Tuscaloosa
71	Artis J. McCampbell	Dem	Demopolis	2006	Choctaw, Greene, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa
72	Ralph Howard	Dem	Greensboro	2005	Bibb, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumter
73	Matt Fridy	Rep		2014	Shelby
74	Dimitri Polizos	Rep	Montgomery	2013	Montgomery
75	Reed Ingram	Rep		2014	Elmore, Montgomery
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	Vacant*				Lee, Russell
81	Mark Tuggle	Rep	Alexander City	2010	Chilton, Coosa, Tallapoosa
82	Pebblin Warren	Dem	Tuskegee	2005	Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa
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	Chris Sells	Rep		2014	Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Montgomery
91	Barry Moore	Rep	Elba	2010	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	Randy Davis	Rep	Daphne	2002	Baldwin, Mobile
97	Adline 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	Chris Pringle	Rep		2014	Mobile
103	Barbara Drummond	Dem		2014	Mobile
104	Margie Wilcox	Rep		2014	Mobile
105	David Sessions	Rep	Grand Bay	2011	Mobile

* Vacant since the death of Lesley Vance on November 3, 2015.

Committees

Current committees include:

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See also

• Government of Alabama
• Alabama Senate

External links

• Alabama House of Representatives