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He was re-elected in 2014 without opposition, and during the next legislative session was elected by his fellow Republican Senate members to serve as Majority Leader of the Alabama Senate. At the start of the 2021 legislative session, the entire Alabama Senate unanimously elected Reed to serve as the new President Pro Tempore. [2]
The Alabama State Senate is composed of 35 state senators, in keeping with Article IV, Section 50, of the Alabama Constitution, which limits the Alabama House of Representatives to 105 members, and the senate to 35; together with Article IX, Sections 197 and 198, which requires that membership in the state senate consist of not less than one-fourth, nor more than one-third, of the total ...
Since the office was created in 1789, 92 individuals, from 39 of the 50 states, have served as president pro tempore of the Senate. The current president pro tempore is Patty Murray of Washington, who assumed office on January 3, 2023, at the start of the 118th Congress. In 2001, the honorary title of president pro tempore emeritus was created ...
The 2006 Alabama Senate election was held on November 7, 2006. Voters in all 35 districts of the Alabama Senate voted for their Senators. The Democratic Party retained their majority in the Senate, losing 2 seats to the Republican Party. As of 2022, this is the last time that the Democratic Party has held a majority in the Alabama Senate.
Rodger Mell Smitherman (born March 2, 1953) is a Democratic member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 18th District since 1994. [1] He is also a member of the Alabama Sentencing Commission. Smitherman was elected President Pro Tempore of the Alabama Senate on February 5, 2009. He is a graduate of the University of Montevallo and Miles Law ...
Adelbert Carl "Del" Marsh (born September 2, 1956) is a former Republican member of the Alabama Senate, who represented the 12th District from 1998 until 2022. [1] He defeated Democratic challenger Judge Wallace Wyatt in the 2010 midterm elections. The next day, he was chosen as President pro tempore of the
Del Marsh, president pro tempore of the State Senate [47] [48] [49] Jonathan McConnell, businessman and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016 [ 47 ] John Merrill , secretary of state of Alabama [ 50 ]
John Allison Teague Sr. (July 9, 1944 – May 14, 2023) was an American politician who served as president pro tempore of the Alabama Senate from 1983 to 1986. He ran for lieutenant governor in 1986, losing in the Democratic Party primary to Jim Folsom Jr. [1]