Related Research Articles
Michael Dennis Rogers is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 3rd congressional district since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party of Alabama. Rogers served as the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee from 2021 to 2023 and as the Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee from 2019 to 2021.
Robert Brown Aderholt is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 4th congressional district since 1997. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes most of Tuscaloosa County north of the Black Warrior River,as well as Birmingham's far northern suburbs in Walker County and the southern suburbs of Huntsville and Decatur.
Rusty Glover is an American politician and former teacher who served in the Alabama Senate,representing the 34th district from 2006 to 2018. Previously,he was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives,representing the 102nd district from 2002 to 2006. He unsuccessfully ran as a Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama in the 2018 election cycle,as well as for State Auditor of Alabama in 2022.
Kay Ellen Ivey is an American politician serving as the 54th and incumbent governor of Alabama since 2017. Originally a conservative Southern Democrat,Ivey became a member of the Republican Party in 2002. She was the 38th Alabama state treasurer from 2003 to 2011 and the 30th lieutenant governor of Alabama from 2011 to 2017.
Jay K. Love,Jr. is a Republican former member of the Alabama House of Representatives,representing the 74th District from November 2002 until his resignation in August 2013. He represented part of Montgomery.
Martha Kehres Roby is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party,she defeated the incumbent Democratic U.S. Representative Bobby Bright in 2010. That year,Roby and Terri Sewell became the first women elected to Congress from Alabama in regular elections. On July 26,2019,Roby announced she would retire from Congress at the end of her fifth term,which ended in 2021.
In the United States,the use and possession of cannabis is illegal under federal law for any purpose by way of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (CSA). Under the CSA,cannabis is classified as a Schedule I substance,determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use. Despite this,most states have legalized either or both the medical and recreational use of cannabis.
Gary James Palmer is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 6th congressional district since 2015. His district includes the wealthier parts of Birmingham,as well as most of its suburbs. Before becoming an elected official,Palmer co-founded and served as the longtime president of the Alabama Policy Institute,a conservative think tank.
Dimitrios Gus Polizos was an American politician. He was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 74th District,serving from November 2013 until his death. He served on the Montgomery County commission and was a member of the Republican party.
Cannabis in Alabama is illegal for recreational use. First-time possession of personal amounts is a misdemeanor,punishable by up to a year in prison,a fine of up to $6000,and a mandatory six months driver's license suspension. Repeat offenses and possession with intent to sell are felonies.
The 2018 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Republican Governor Kay Ivey,who took office on April 10,2017,upon the resignation of Governor Robert Bentley,ran for election to a full term and won over Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox. Ivey was sworn into office on January 14,2019.
Phillip W. Williams Jr. is an American politician,radio show host and attorney from the state of Alabama. A member of the Republican Party,Williams served in the Alabama Senate from 2010 until 2018,representing the 10th district,encompassing Etowah County and parts of Cherokee County. Since leaving the state legislature,Williams has served as a policy director for the Alabama Policy Institute and hosts a conservative radio program,Rightside Radio.
Timothy Ivan Melson is an American physician and politician. A Republican,he has served as a member of the Alabama State Senate from the 1st District since 2015. He serves on the following eight committees:Agriculture Conservation and Forestry,Constitution Ethics and Elections,County and Municipal Government,Finance and Taxation General Fund,Health and Human Services,Local Legislation Madison County,Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development,and Tourism &Marketing.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama were held on November 3,2020,to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Alabama,one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
David W. Wheeler was an American businessman and politician who served in the Alabama House of Representatives representing the 47th district,from 2018 until his death. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Felix Barry Moore is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 2nd congressional district since 2021. The district is based in the state capital,Montgomery,and stretches into the Wiregrass. He represented the 91st district in the Alabama House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018.
Justin Andrew Sorrell is an American politician who is the incumbent State Auditor of Alabama,serving since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 2018 to 2022,representing the 3rd district,which includes the northwestern counties of Colbert and Lawrence.
The Human Life Protection Act,also known as House Bill 314 and the Alabama abortion ban,is an Alabama statute enacted on May 15,2019,that imposes a near-total ban on abortion in the state. Set to go into effect in November 2019,a legal challenge against the bill delayed implementation until 2022. The bill was passed in both chambers of the Alabama Legislature in a party-line vote and signed by Republican governor Kay Ivey. Under the Human Life Protection Act,a doctor who performs a banned abortion in the state of Alabama is guilty of a Class A felony,and could be sentenced to life imprisonment. Several proposed amendments that would have allowed abortions in cases of rape and incest were rejected.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama were held on November 8,2022,to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Alabama,one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
The 2022 Alabama House of Representatives elections were held on November 8,2022. The Republican and Democratic primaries were held on May 24,2022,and any races in which no candidate exceeded one-half plus one of the total vote advanced to a runoff on June 21,2022. This is the first election cycle since 2002 in which the Libertarian Party of Alabama was on the ballot,as they exceeded the threshold for petition signatures needed to gain ballot access in Alabama. Libertarian candidates were nominated by party convention. All 105 of Alabama's state representatives were up for reelection. In Alabama,members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate serve four year terms,running in years corresponding with presidential midterm elections.
References
- ↑ Lyman, Brian (May 6, 2021). "Alabama medical marijuana bill headed to Gov. Kay Ivey after historic House vote". Montgomery Advertiser . Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ Moseley, Brandon (May 5, 2021). "Medical marijuana bill filibustered for nine hours Tuesday". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Canvass of Results for the Special General Election held on November 12, 2019" (PDF). Government of Alabama . November 12, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-01-29.
- ↑ "Election Held On The 27th Day of August, 2019 Montgomery County, Alabama" (PDF). Government of Alabama . September 4, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-01-29.
- ↑ "2019 June 19 Republican primary results in the 74th district in the Alabama House of Representatives" (PDF). Government of Alabama . June 19, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-07-02.
- ↑ Cason, Mike (November 19, 2013). "Dimitri Polizos defeats Charlotte Meadows in Alabama House District 74 (updated)". Al.com . Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ↑ Cason, Mike (October 8, 2013). "Dimitri Polizos, Charlotte Meadows in runoff in Alabama House District 74". Al.com . Retrieved August 16, 2021.