Two-thirds of the members of the Alabama House of Representatives list an occupation other than their elected position.
The Alabama Legislature meets in regular session for 15 weeks every year, and although the duties of a state lawmaker encompass more than just those days, the schedule does leave time for most to hold another job.
House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, said the range of professional experience is a bonus when he appoints representatives to committees that handle specific areas of legislation, like the Education Policy Committee, for example. That does not include special sessions called by the governor, work on committees that meet outside of sessions, or fielding calls and requests from people who live in their districts.
“There’s always some type of crisis that pops up and some type of revenue surprise that hits the budget, whether it’s education or General Fund, that you’ve got to stay on top of,” Clouse said. “And you have all these other groups that have line items in the budget. That’s the time they always want to get with the budget chair is during the off season to go over their issues before the session hits.
Real estate: Reps. Corley Ellis, R-Columbiana; Rolanda Hollis, D-Birmingham; James Lomax, R-Huntsville; Arnold Mooney, R-Shelby County; Debbie Wood, R-Valley. Clouse said the membership of the House has changed since when he was first elected 30 years ago. Clouse said he believes the cross-section now is a good one.
“It’s not like being on the city council or the county commission where you go to city hall or the courthouse once every two weeks for your meeting and then you go home that afternoon after the meeting is over,” Clouse said. “There’s just so much travel involved, so many overnight stays involved in Montgomery that it’s pretty taxing to that individual and for the families involved, too.”
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