Location
Birthday
- January 24, 1957 62
Contact
- 11 South Union Street, Suite 736
- Montgomery, AL 36130-4600
- 334-261-0871
Education
- BS, Management Science, University of New Haven, 1976-1980
- Attended, Bishop State Community College
- Attended, University of South Alabama
- Attended, Jones School of Law
Political History
- Minority Leader, Alabama State Senate, present
- Candidate, Alabama State Senate, District 33, 2018
- Candidate, Alabama State Senate, District 33, 2010
- Candidate, United States Senate, 2008
- Senator, Alabama State Senate, District 33, 1997-present
- Councilmember, Mobile City Council, 1993-1997
Job Professions
- President/Chief Executive Officer, Figures Legacy Education Foundation, present
- Manager, The New Times
- Manager, Summer Lunch Program, Mobile Community Action Incorporated
- Manager/Owner, PerfectPrint Incorporated
- Program Director, Foster Grandparents Program
Committee History
- Member, Helping Schools Tag License Plate Campaign, present
- Member, Coalition of 100 Black Women, present
- Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1984-2004
- Former Member, Education & Youth Affairs Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Education & Youth Affairs Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Member, Alabama Women's Commission
- Member, Advisory Board, Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Organization History
- Board Member, Salvation Army
- Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- Member, Alabama New South Coalition
- Board Member, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
- Board Member, Prichard Boys and Girl Club
- Board Member, Mobile Area Education Foundation, present
- Board Member, Habitat for Humanity
- Chair, Board of Directors, Metropolitan Mobile Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Co-Founder, Homelessness Coalition of Mobile
- Member, Gulf Coast Christian Center
- Member/Membership Vice President, Parent Teachers Association
Tweets by vivian_figures
Abortion, legislative findings, criminal penalties for the performance of, Act 2019-189, 2019 Reg. Sess., repealed
Discrimination in wages, prohib. employer from paying employees of another sex or race for equal work less wage rates, except pursuant to seniority system, a merit system, and system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production
Health care, hospitals, procedure for aftercare when discharged from hospital, designation of a family caregiver, Family Caregiver Act
Sexual offenses, redefined certain sexual offenses, sex offender registration, community notification act, add foster parent engaging in sex act, technical revisions, Secs. 13A-5-6, 13A-6-60 to 13A-6-65, inclusive, 13A-6-65.1, 13A-6-66, 13A-6-67, 13A-6-68, 13A-6-70, 13A-6-71, 13A-6-81,13A-6-82, 13A-6-122, 13A-6-241, 13A-6-243, 13A-11-9, 13A-11-32.1, 13A-12-120, 13A-12-121, 13A-12-190, 13A-12-192, 15-3-5, 15-20A-5, 15-20A-44, 15-23-101, 15-23-102 am'd.
Motor fuel taxes, to authorize Revenue Commissioner to temporarily waive licensing requirements for fuel importers, exporters, and transporters during a state of emergency, Sec. 40-2-11 am'd.
Class 2 municipalities, business improvement districts, levy on class of businesses for promotion of tourism, including for room levy, procedures for establishment, expansion or reduction of other business improvement districts, Secs. 11-54B-40, 11-54B-41, 11-54B-43 to 11-54B-50, inclusive, 11-54B-57, 11-54B-58 am'd.
Courts, grand jury proceedings, disclosure of certain evidence and testimony relating to officer-involved shootings, Sec. 12-16-216 am'd.
Rosa Parks Day, first day of December of each year, designated holiday, allow co. and municipality to observe, Sec. 1-3-8 am'd.
Sex crimes, require testing of all sexual assault kit evidence within 90 days
Sexual offenses, redefined certain sexual offenses, sex offender registration, community notification act, add foster parent engaging in sex act, technical revisions, Secs. 13A-6-60 to 13A-6-67, inclusive, 13A-6-70, 13A-6-71, 13A-6-81 to 13A-6-83, inclusive, 13A-6-122, 13A-6-241, 13A-6-243, 13A-11-9, 13A-12-120, 13A-12-121, 15-20A-5, 15-20A-6, 15-20A-44, 15-23-101, 15-23-102 am'd.
Medicaid, funding through General Fund, additional 5 mill statewide levy in ad valorem tax distributed for Medicaid purposes, const. amend.
Hotels and motels, adoption of health rules relating to operation of facilities, reserved to St. Board of Health
Ship Clotilda, supporting the finding of and the preservation of Africatown
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, AKA Day at the Capitol, recognized