Location
Birthday
- May 21, 1968 51
Education
- BS, Marketing, Auburn University, 1991
Political History
- Candidate, Alabama State Senate, District 10, 2018
- Minority Leader, Alabama State House of Representatives, 2010-2018
- Representative, Alabama State House of Representatives, District 28, 2000-2018
Job Professions
- Co-Owner, The Messenger Newspaper, 2003-present
- Co-Owner, Hodges Ford Insurance Agency, 2000-present
- Claims, State Farm Insurance, 1992-2000
- Captain, United States Army Reserves
- Served, Alabama State National Guard
Committee History
- Member, Alabama Insurance Department of Consumer Loans, present
- Member, Energy Council, present
- Former Member, Ways and Means Education Committee, Alabama State House of Representatives
- Former Ranking Minority Member, Commerce and Small Business Committee, Alabama State House of Representatives
Organization History
- Associate Member, Alabama Retired Teachers Association, present
- Coach, Church Royal Ambassadors Basketball League, present
- Member, Church of the Highlands, present
- Member, Military Officers Association of America Coosa Valley Chapter, present
- Member, National Conference of State Legislators, Financial Service Committee, present
- Member, National Conference of State Legislators from Gaming States, present
- Member, Lions Club, 1995-2000
- Member, Gadsden Quarterback Club, 1993-1995
- Officer, Democratic Party, 1989-present
- Coach, Little League Baseball, present
- Deacon, First Baptist Church of Gadsden
- Former Board Member, Coosa Baseball
- Former Board Member, Break Away Ministries
- Former Board Member/Coach, Young Mens Christian Association
No Sponsored Bills
No Sponsored Bills
Worker's compensation, prescription benefits, employer liability further provided, Secs. 25-5-77, 25-5-293, 25-5-314 am'd.
Time; to adopt Daylight Savings Time statewide if Congress amends Federal law to allow it.
Glencoe, corp. limits alt.
Alcoholic beverages, nonprofit special events retail license, provided for, donation of beer, wine, and liquor authorized, Sec. 28-3A-6 am'd.
Flexible School Calendar Act of 2012, 180 full instructional day requirement reduced to 1050 instructional hours without change in teacher compensation, first day of instruction beginning with 2018-2019 school year to be no earlier than two weeks before Labor Day, Sec. 16-13-231 am'd.
Fireworks, fees of, Fire Marshal for use before a proximate audience, fees increased, portion to Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund, increases based on increases in Consumer Price Index, Secs. 8-17-211, 8-17-216.1 am'd.
Wilborn, Joseph Quenion, death mourned
Hale, Marjorie McKinnon, death mourned
McGregor, Milton Earl, death mourned
Vaughn, Alice Collins, death mourned
Etowah Co., one cent county sales and use tax, revise allocation of proceeds, Etowah County Jobs Act, created, const. amend.
Tumlin, Robert Ray, death mourned
Stephens, Sherokee T., death mourned
Hale, Millard, death mourned
Copeland, Charles E., death mourned
Alverson, Elbert Glennis, death mourned
Hodge, Donna, death mourned
Mashburn, Blake Miles, death mourned
Cleveland, Henry E., Jr., death mourned
Bennett, Wildon Harbin, death mourned
Martin, Patrick V., death mourned
Abney, Conley Terry, death mourned
Reed, William D., commended
Martin, Nathaniel W., commended
Brian Clayton - Commended
Hogan, Jennifer, commneded
Courtney Wilburn, Alabama Middle School Principal of the Year - Commended
Courtney Wilburn, Alabama Middle School Principal of the Year - Commended
Hogan, Jennifer, commneded
Martin, Nathaniel W., commended
Brian Clayton - Commended
Public education employees, salary increase, including K-12 and certain other designated education institutions
Matthews, Adell Huff, death mourned
Busby, Mickey D., death mourned
Turner, Nancy Sue, death mourned
Lottery, authorized, Alabama Lottery Corporation, created, distrib. of revenues for college scholarships, Sec. 65, Constitution of Alabama of 1901 am'd., const. amend.
Alcoholic beverages, nonprofit special events retail license, eligibility, fees, application, alternate event date or location, exemption from license under certain circumstances, license requirement removed, Sec. 28-3A-6 am'd.
Etowah Co., personnel bd. for co. employees, per diem for meetings and hearings, Sec. 45-28-121 am'd.
Stanley, R. E., death mourned
Dunnington, Raymond Lee, death mourned
Hamilton, Patricia A., death mourned
Tinker, Justin Wayne, death mourned
Walker, Robert, outstanding military achievement, posthumously commended
Roberson, Richard Ervin, death mourned
Isaac, Charles Edward, Jr., death mourned
Marble, Leslie Lee, death mourned
Roberson, Mary Frances, death mourned
Walker, Robert, outstanding military achievement, posthumously commended
Sherman, John Richard, death mourned
Leath, Ernestine, death mourned
Hill, James Malcolm, death mourned
Day, Dorothy Mazell, death mourned
Hammett, Jerry L., death mourned
Stafford, Samuel Ray, death mourned
Simmons, Charles Edward, death mourned
Mosley, Gary Dwight, death mourned
Coffey, Danny M., death mourned
Baker, Barbara Denise, death mourned
Copeland, Toney, death mourned
Johnson, Leta Henson, death mourned
Stroup, William Earl, death mourned
Teel, Jeffrey Scott, death mourned
Upton, Donnie Ray, death mourned
Adkins, Eli Denson, death mourned
