Donnie Chesteen
State Senator
Dale, Geneva, Houston
Alabama's Republican State Senators
Recent Updates
Saving Taxpayer Dollars and Creating a Path to Redemption
Saving Taxpayer Dollars and Creating a Path to Redemption
As multiple recent state and national news stories have illustrated, overcrowded state prisons is one of the key challenges facing Alabama. While the State Legislature has made significant strides over the past few years in the area of criminal justice reform, Alabama’s prisons are still at about 166% of capacity. This creates a dangerous environment […]
By Cam Ward
Senator Garlan Gudger Appointed to the Alabama Small Business Commission
Senator Garlan Gudger Appointed to the Alabama Small Business Commission
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh has appointed Senator Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) to serve on the Alabama Small Business Commission. The appointment was announced Thursday morning. Created in 2014, the Alabama Small Business Commission is an appointed group of small business owners and legislators, who are tasked with advising the Governor and […]
By Garlan Gudger
Greg Canfield and Jabo Waggoner to Lead Alabama’s Artificial Intelligence Commission
Greg Canfield and Jabo Waggoner to Lead Alabama’s Artificial Intelligence Commission
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – At the recent, inaugural meeting of the Alabama Commission on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Associated Technologies, the Commission’s members elected Alabama’s Secretary of Commerce, Greg Canfield, as Chairman and named Senator Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills) Vice-Chairman. “Artificial intelligence is a powerful, disruptive technology that has the potential to forever change the way […]
By Jabo Waggoner By Dan Roberts
Senate Leadership Releases Committee Assignments
Senate Leadership Releases Committee Assignments
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, the Alabama Senate’s Committee on Assignments announced its Senate Standing Committee appointments for the 2019-2022 quadrennium. Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) thanked the committee for their work. “I want to thank the Committee on Assignments for their work on these committees, they did a fantastic job of matching Senators with the committee that best takes advantage of their strengths and […]