Steve Hurst

Steve Hurst
Member of the AlabamaHouseofRepresentatives from the 35th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 20, 1998
Personal details
Born	1948or1949(age 76–77)
Political party	Democratic (before 2010) Republican (2010-present)
Profession	Businessman

Steve Hurst (born c. 1948) is an American politician. ^[1] He is a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 35th District, serving since 1998. He is a member of the Republican Party. ^[2]

Hurst put forward a bill that, if approved, would require sex offenders who are 21 years of age or older, and committed a sexual offense against a child 12 years of age or younger, to undergo permanent surgical castration before being released from custody. According to Sputnik , "only 7 states allow voluntary chemical castration as a replacement to imprisonment of those convicted of sexual offenses, and Texas is the only state that currently allows certain repeat offenders to elect surgical castration."^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Alabama House member unhurt after truck hits tree". Associated Press . January 14, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
2. By Associated Press (March 8, 2016). "Lawmaker wants convicted sex offenders to pay for their own castration". Fox News . Retrieved March 30, 2016.