Alabama lawmakers elected leaders for the new four-year term during an organizational session today, decisions that came without any opposition. There were no surprises as the House of Representatives picked
KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY — Republican Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter was sworn in Tuesday as the new speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives after being elected to the leadership role without a dissenting vote.
“I stand before you today a man that is humbled by the faith you have put in me and the great responsibility you have placed upon my shoulders. I pledge to you, here and now, to work as hard as I am able to justify both,” Ledbetter told House members. People are also reading… Ledbetter, 61, replaces former House Speaker Mac McCutcheon who did not run for reelection. Ledbetter was elected to the Alabama Legislature in 2014. He served as majority leader from 2017 to his election as speaker — a time where Republicans, firmly in control of the Legislature, pushed through a number of priority bills including a 2019 abortion ban.
Lawmakers began meeting in an organizational session on Tuesday to elect leaders and approve operating rules for the next four years. They return to Montgomery in March for the regular session.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard Released from Prison - Alabama NewsFormer Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard has been released from prison after serving more than two years behind bars for a 2016 ethics conviction. alnews alpolitics alabamanewsnetwork
Read more »
AP Top 25 College Football Poll: Alabama Remains No. 5; Troy No. 19 - Alabama NewsThe final AP College Football Poll of the 2022 season has Alabama holding steady despite its Sugar Bowl victory and Troy moving up after winning the Cure Bowl. alabamafootball alabamacrimsontide troytrojans alabamanewsnetwork
Read more »
Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard released from prisonFormer Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard has been released from prison after serving a 28-month sentence for violating ethics laws that he helped pass. More:
Read more »
Alabama Rep. Mike Rogers apologizes for ‘lost temper’ in House speaker voteRep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., apologized over the weekend to a fellow congressman after he says he “lost my temper” during Friday night’s 14th failed vote for then-House speaker nominee Kevin McCarthy.
Read more »