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The 'Alabama Senate' is the upper house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama. The body is composed of 35 members representing an equal amount of districts across the state, with each district containing at least 127,140 citizens. Similar to the lower House, the Senate serves both without term limits and with a four-year term.
The Alabama Senate meet at the State House in Montgomery.
Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.

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Leadership of the Senate

Makeup of the Senate

Senate Roster

See also

External links

Leadership of the Senate

The Lieutenant Governor of Alabama serves as the President of the Senate, but only casts a vote if required to break a tie. In his or her absence, the President Pro Tempore presides over the Senate. The President Pro Tempore is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the entire Senate through a Senate Resolution. The President Pro Tempore is the chief leadership position in the Senate. The other Senate Majority and Minority leaders are elected by their respective party caucuses.
The President of the Senate is Alabama Lieutenant Governor Jim Folsom, Jr.. The President Pro Tempore is Democrat Hinton Mitchem of the 9th District (Blount, Madison, Marshall). The Majority Leader is Democrat Zeb Little of the 4th District (Cullman, Lawrence, Winston). The Minority Leader is Republican J. T. "Jabo" Waggoner of the 16th District (Jefferson, Shelby).

Makeup of the Senate

'Affiliation'		'Members'
	Democratic Party	23
	Republican Party	12
'Total'		'35'
'Majority'		'11'

For all practical purposes, the Democrats only hold a 19 to 16 majority, as 4 Democrats currently caucus with the Republicans.

Senate Roster

District	Name	Party	Hometown	First Elected	Counties Represented
1	Bobby E. Denton	Democrat	Muscle Shoals	1978	Colbert, Lauderdale
2	Tom Butler	Democrat	Madison	1994	Limestone, Madison
3	Arthur Orr	Republican	Decatur	2006	Limestone, Madison, Morgan
4	Zeb Little	Democrat	Cullman	1998	Cullman, Lawrence, Winston
5	Charles Bishop	Republican	Jasper	2006	Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston
6	Roger Bedford, Jr.	Democrat	Russellville	1982	Colbert, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Winston
7	Parker Griffith	Democrat	Huntsville	2006	Madison
8	Lowell Barron	Democrat	Fyffe	1982	DeKalb, Jackson, Madison
9	Hinton Mitchem	Democrat	Union Grove	1978	Blount, Madison, Marshall
10	Larry Means	Democrat	Attalla	1998	Cherokee, Etowah
11	Jim Preuitt	Democrat	Talladega	1980	Calhoun, Coosa, Elmore, Talladega
12	Del Marsh	Republican	Anniston	1998	Calhoun, St. Clair
13	Kim Benefield	Democrat	Woodland	2006	Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Lee, Randolph
14	Henry E. Erwin, Jr.	Republican	Montevallo	2002	Bibb, Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby
15	Steve French	Republican	Birmingham	1998	Jefferson, Shelby
16	J.T. "Jabo" Waggoner	Republican	Birmingham	1990	Jefferson, Shelby
17	Scott Beason	Republican	Gardendale	2006	Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair
18	Rodger Smitherman	Democrat	Birmingham	1994	Jefferson
19	Edward McClain	Democrat	Midfield	1994	Jefferson
20	Linda Coleman	Democrat	Birmingham	2006	Jefferson
21	Phil Poole	Democrat	Moundville	1994	Hale, Pickens, Tuscaloosa
22	Pat Lindsey	Democrat	Butler	1982	Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington
23	Henry Sanders	Democrat	Selma	1982	Autauga, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo, Monroe, Perry, Wilcox
24	Bobby Singleton	Democrat	Greensboro	2005	Bibb, Choctaw, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumter, Tuscaloosa
25	Larry Dixon	Republican	Montgomery	1982	Elmore, Montgomery
26	Quinton Ross	Democrat	Montgomery	2002	Montgomery
27	T.D. "Ted" Little	Democrat	Auburn	1978	Lee, Russell, Tallapoosa
28	Myron Penn	Democrat	Union Springs	2002	Barbour, Bullock, Henry, Lee, Macon, Russell
29	Harri Anne Smith	Republican	Slocomb	1998	Dale, Geneva, Houston
30	Wendell Mitchell	Democrat	Luverne	1982	Autauga, Butler, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, Pike
31	Jimmy Holley	Democrat	Elba	1998	Coffee, Covington, Dale, Houston
32	VACANT				Baldwin
33	Vivian Davis Figures	Democrat	Mobile	1997	Mobile
34	Rusty Glover	Republican	Semmes	2006	Mobile
35	Ben Brooks	Republican	Mobile	2006	Mobile

See also

★ Alabama State Capitol

★ Alabama Legislature

★ Alabama House of Representatives

External links

★ Alabama Senate

★ Alabama Senate District Map