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⚫ '''Tom Butler''' (born 9 April 1944 in ]) is a politician, and former member of the ]. He represented the 2nd District from 1995 until 2010, as a member of the ].<ref name="Moseley-2017-1">{{cite news|last1=Moseley|first1=Brandon|title=Former state Senate Majority Leader Tom Butler to run for state Senate|url=http://www.alreporter.com/2017/09/19/former-state-senate-majority-leader-tom-butler-run-state-senate/|accessdate=8 October 2017|work=Alabama Political Reporter|date=19 September 2017}}</ref> Senate District 2 is a fast-growing region of Alabama, encompassing most of Limestone County and western Madison County. It includes the cities of Athens, Huntsville and Madison. He was defeated by ] ] in 2010.
| term_start2 = November 9, 1983
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| term_end3 = November 9, 1983
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| birth_name = Thomas Wayne Butler
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⚫ | spouse = Karen
⚫ | profession = ], Medicare Health Plan manager
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⚫ | party = ] (since 2011)<br>] (before 2011)<ref name="Huntsville-2011-1">{{cite news|title=Former Sen. Tom Butler appeals to state GOP after being barred from primary ballot|url=http://blog.al.com/breaking/2011/12/former_sen_tom_butler_appeals.html|accessdate=8 October 2017|agency=The Huntsville Times|date=December 23, 2011}}</ref>|
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⚫ '''Thomas Wayne Butler''' (born April 9, 1944) is a politician, and member of the ]. He represents the 2nd District as a member of the Republican Party.<ref name="Moseley-2017-1">{{cite news|last1=Moseley|first1=Brandon|title=Former state Senate Majority Leader Tom Butler to run for state Senate|url=http://www.alreporter.com/2017/09/19/former-state-senate-majority-leader-tom-butler-run-state-senate/|accessdate=8 October 2017|work=Alabama Political Reporter|date=19 September 2017}}</ref> Senate District 2 encompasses east Limestone County and western Madison County. It includes the cities of Athens, Huntsville and Madison.

==Biography==
Prior to his term in the Alabama Senate, Butler served in the ] from 1982 through 1994. Prior to his term in the Alabama Senate, Butler served in the ] from 1982 through 1994.


Butler graduated from the ] and then from ].<ref name="Moseley-2017-1"/> He works as a ] <ref name="Moseley-2017-1"/> and health ]. He is a member of ], the North Alabama Health Underwriters Association, and the Alabama Pharmaceutical Association. Butler graduated from the ] and then from ].<ref name="Moseley-2017-1"/> He works as a ]<ref name="Moseley-2017-1"/> and health ]. He is a member of ], the North Alabama Health Underwriters Association, and the Alabama Pharmaceutical Association.


Butler was an early enthusiastic supporter of making automated external heart defibrillators (AED) widely available in Alabama. He sponsored legislation to place such devices in all Alabama public schools.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://law.onecle.com/alabama/education/16-1-45.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-01-26 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819211730/http://law.onecle.com/alabama/education/16-1-45.html |archivedate=2011-08-19 |df= }} </ref> He served on the board of the Lord Wedgewood Charity in Birmingham,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wedgwood.blacklabmedia.com/about_us.html|title=Wedgwood website|website=Wedgwood.blacklabmedia.com|accessdate=8 October 2017}}</ref> working to raise money to place AEDs in private schools in the state. He sponsored the Automated External Defibrillator Act, which allowed defibrillators in public and private buildings in the state and provided for training and placement of AEDs in volunteer fire departments and most municipal fire departments across the state. He proposed and helped pass an amendment (]) to the Code of Alabama to protect persons from lawsuits who use a defibrillator in good faith to aid another person. Butler was an early supporter of making automated external heart defibrillators (AED) widely available in Alabama. He sponsored legislation to place such devices in all Alabama public schools.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://law.onecle.com/alabama/education/16-1-45.html |title=Code of Alabama - Title 16: Education - Section 16-1-45 - Automated external defibrillator requirements - Legal Research |accessdate=2011-01-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819211730/http://law.onecle.com/alabama/education/16-1-45.html |archivedate=2011-08-19 }}</ref>


Butler was the original sponsor of the ] of 1998, a statute that prohibits the sale of ]. Originally intended to prohibit nude dancing,<ref>Stevens, Challen. Sex toys never 'focus of bill'. ''Huntsville Times'', May 21, 2007</ref> the statute has subsequently become the target of controversy and litigation.<ref>Reeves, Jay. Women Fight Alabama Sex Toy Ban, Chicago Sun Times, Feb 18, 1999</ref>
Butler sponsored legislation to establish the Citizenship Trust and American Village<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanvillage.org/aboutus.shtml|title=American Village|website=Americanvillage.org|accessdate=8 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212035355/http://americanvillage.org/aboutus.shtml|archive-date=2010-12-12|dead-url=yes|df=}}</ref> at Montevallo, Alabama with the mission "...to strengthen and renew the foundations of American liberty and self-government through citizenship education." Butler serves on the Board of Directors for Citizenship Trust / American Village and was the Board Chair for 12 years.


⚫ Butler sponsored and helped pass the Dixon-Butler Permanent Contract Review Act,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://law.onecle.com/alabama/legislature/29-2-40.html|title=Dixon-Butler Permanent Contract Review Act|website=Law.onecle.com|accessdate=8 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714221633/http://law.onecle.com/alabama/legislature/29-2-40.html|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> which created a Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee to review certain state contracts. This legislation aimed to ensure that ethical standards were upheld in state contracts issued by the Administrative branch. Butler served as chair, and vice chair, of this oversight committee.
Butler sponsored the ], whose purpose was to prohibit nude dancing in Alabama.


⚫ Butler sponsored legislation to construct two State Veterans Nursing Homes (in Huntsville and Bay Minette). He worked to fund the Veterans Memorial in Birmingham, the Veteran's Museum and Archives in Athens, the establishment of the Veterans Living Legacy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanvillage.org/messages/347.html|title=Veterans Living Legacy|website=Americanvillage.org|accessdate=8 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212035714/http://americanvillage.org/messages/347.html|archive-date=2010-12-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> at the American Village at Montevallo, and the creation of Alabama's Veterans Assistance Fund.
⚫ Butler sponsored and helped pass the Dixon-Butler Permanent Contract Review Act,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://law.onecle.com/alabama/legislature/29-2-40.html|title=Dixon-Butler Permanent Contract Review Act|website=Law.onecle.com|accessdate=8 October 2017}}</ref> which created a Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee to review certain state contracts. This legislation aimed to ensure that ethical standards were upheld in state contracts issued by the Administrative branch. Butler served as chair, and vice chair, of this oversight committee.


⚫ Butler authored legislation that allowed the city of ] to establish its own school system. This system has gained national attention for some of its schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madisoncity.k12.al.us/Recognitions/Recognitions.asp|title=Madison City Schools :: Madison City Schools|first=Madison City Schools|last=AL|website=Madisoncity.k12.al.us|accessdate=8 October 2017}}</ref>
⚫ Butler sponsored legislation to construct two State Veterans Nursing Homes (in Huntsville and Bay Minette). He worked to fund the Veterans Memorial in Birmingham, the Veteran's Museum and Archives in Athens, the establishment of the Veterans Living Legacy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanvillage.org/messages/347.html|title=Veterans Living Legacy|website=Americanvillage.org|accessdate=8 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212035714/http://americanvillage.org/messages/347.html|archive-date=2010-12-12|dead-url=yes|df=}}</ref> at the American Village at Montevallo, and the creation of Alabama's Veterans Assistance Fund.

⚫ Butler authored legislation that allowed the city of ] to establish its own school system. This system has gained national attention for some of its schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madisoncity.k12.al.us/Recognitions/Recognitions.asp|title=Madison City Schools :: Madison City Schools|first=Madison City Schools,|last=AL|website=Madisoncity.k12.al.us|accessdate=8 October 2017}}</ref>


Butler served on several committees during his House and Senate terms. His Senate assignments included the following: Butler served on several committees during his House and Senate terms. His Senate assignments included the following:
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*Industrial Development and Recruitment Committee, Alabama Senate *Industrial Development and Recruitment Committee, Alabama Senate
*Rules Committee, Alabama Senate *Rules Committee, Alabama Senate

In May 2019, he voted to make abortion a crime at any stage in a pregnancy, with no exemptions for cases of rape or incest.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Durkin |first1=Erin |last2=Benwell |first2=Max |title=These 25 white men – all Republicans – just voted to ban abortion in Alabama |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/14/alabama-abortion-ban-white-men-republicans |work=The Guardian |date=15 May 2019}}</ref>

In March 2019, he voted to increase gasoline taxes by 10 cents per gallon over three years, up to 28 cents per gallon an effective tax increase of 55% over the previous rate of 18 cents per gallon.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-12|title=Gas tax passes: How did your legislator vote?|url=https://www.al.com/news/2019/03/alabama-gas-tax-how-did-your-legislator-vote.html|access-date=2020-06-21|website=al|language=en}}</ref>

In March 2020, he voted against the legalization of medical cannabis. The bill passed the Senate 22–11.

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Tom Butler
Member of the Alabama Senate
from the 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 7, 2018
Preceded byBill Holtzclaw
In office
November 9, 1994 – November 3, 2010
Preceded byJim Smith
Succeeded byBill Holtzclaw
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
from the 6th district
In office
November 9, 1983 – November 9, 1994
Preceded byMax Newman
Succeeded byLee Jorgensen
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
from the 17th district
In office
November 3, 1982 – November 9, 1983
Preceded byJim Smith
Succeeded byJack Lauderdale
Personal details
BornThomas Wayne Butler
(1944-04-09) April 9, 1944 (age 80)
Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (since 2011)
Democratic (before 2011)
SpouseKaren
Residence(s)Madison, Alabama, U.S.
Professionpharmacist, Medicare Health Plan manager

Thomas Wayne Butler (born April 9, 1944) is a politician, and member of the Alabama Senate. He represents the 2nd District as a member of the Republican Party. Senate District 2 encompasses east Limestone County and western Madison County. It includes the cities of Athens, Huntsville and Madison.

Biography

Prior to his term in the Alabama Senate, Butler served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1982 through 1994.

Butler graduated from the University of Alabama and then from Auburn University. He works as a pharmacist and health underwriter. He is a member of Optimist International, the North Alabama Health Underwriters Association, and the Alabama Pharmaceutical Association.

Butler was an early supporter of making automated external heart defibrillators (AED) widely available in Alabama. He sponsored legislation to place such devices in all Alabama public schools.

Butler was the original sponsor of the Anti-Obscenity Enforcement Act of 1998, a statute that prohibits the sale of sex toys. Originally intended to prohibit nude dancing, the statute has subsequently become the target of controversy and litigation.

Butler sponsored and helped pass the Dixon-Butler Permanent Contract Review Act, which created a Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee to review certain state contracts. This legislation aimed to ensure that ethical standards were upheld in state contracts issued by the Administrative branch. Butler served as chair, and vice chair, of this oversight committee.

Butler sponsored legislation to construct two State Veterans Nursing Homes (in Huntsville and Bay Minette). He worked to fund the Veterans Memorial in Birmingham, the Veteran's Museum and Archives in Athens, the establishment of the Veterans Living Legacy at the American Village at Montevallo, and the creation of Alabama's Veterans Assistance Fund.

Butler authored legislation that allowed the city of Madison to establish its own school system. This system has gained national attention for some of its schools.

Butler served on several committees during his House and Senate terms. His Senate assignments included the following:

  • Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee, Alabama Senate
  • Children, Youth Affairs, and Human Resources Committee, Alabama Senate Chairperson
  • Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities Committee, Alabama Senate
  • Finance and Taxation Education Committee, Alabama Senate
  • Finance and Taxation General Fund, Alabama Senate
  • Health Committee, Alabama Senate Deputy Chairperson
  • Local Legislation No. 1 Committee, Alabama Senate
  • Industrial Development and Recruitment Committee, Alabama Senate
  • Rules Committee, Alabama Senate

In May 2019, he voted to make abortion a crime at any stage in a pregnancy, with no exemptions for cases of rape or incest.

In March 2019, he voted to increase gasoline taxes by 10 cents per gallon over three years, up to 28 cents per gallon an effective tax increase of 55% over the previous rate of 18 cents per gallon.

In March 2020, he voted against the legalization of medical cannabis. The bill passed the Senate 22–11.

See also

References

  1. "Former Sen. Tom Butler appeals to state GOP after being barred from primary ballot". The Huntsville Times. December 23, 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. ^ Moseley, Brandon (19 September 2017). "Former state Senate Majority Leader Tom Butler to run for state Senate". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. "Code of Alabama - Title 16: Education - Section 16-1-45 - Automated external defibrillator requirements - Legal Research". Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  4. Stevens, Challen. Sex toys never 'focus of bill'. Huntsville Times, May 21, 2007
  5. Reeves, Jay. Women Fight Alabama Sex Toy Ban, Chicago Sun Times, Feb 18, 1999
  6. "Dixon-Butler Permanent Contract Review Act". Law.onecle.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  7. "Veterans Living Legacy". Americanvillage.org. Archived from the original on 2010-12-12. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  8. AL, Madison City Schools. "Madison City Schools :: Madison City Schools". Madisoncity.k12.al.us. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  9. Durkin, Erin; Benwell, Max (15 May 2019). "These 25 white men – all Republicans – just voted to ban abortion in Alabama". The Guardian.
  10. "Gas tax passes: How did your legislator vote?". al. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2020-06-21.

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Members of the Alabama State Senate
President of the Senate
Will Ainsworth (R)
President pro tempore
Greg Reed (R)
Majority Leader
Steve Livingston (R)
Minority Leader
Bobby Singleton (D)
  1. ▌Tim Melson (R)
  2. ▌Tom Butler (R)
  3. ▌Arthur Orr (R)
  4. ▌Garlan Gudger (R)
  5. ▌Greg Reed (R)
  6. ▌Larry Stutts (R)
  7. ▌Sam Givhan (R)
  8. ▌Steve Livingston (R)
  9. ▌Wes Kitchens (R)
  10. ▌Andrew Jones (R)
  11. ▌Lance Bell (R)
  12. ▌Keith Kelley (R)
  13. ▌Randy Price (R)
  14. ▌April Weaver (R)
  15. ▌Dan Roberts (R)
  16. ▌J. T. Waggoner (R)
  17. ▌Shay Shelnutt (R)
  18. ▌Rodger Smitherman (D)
  19. ▌Merika Coleman (D)
  20. ▌Linda Coleman-Madison (D)
  21. ▌Gerald Allen (R)
  22. ▌Greg Albritton (R)
  23. ▌Robert Stewart (D)
  24. ▌Bobby Singleton (D)
  25. ▌Will Barfoot (R)
  26. ▌Kirk Hatcher (D)
  27. ▌Jay Hovey (R)
  28. ▌Billy Beasley (D)
  29. ▌Donnie Chesteen (R)
  30. ▌Clyde Chambliss (R)
  31. ▌Josh Carnley (R)
  32. ▌Chris Elliott (R)
  33. ▌Vivian Davis Figures (D)
  34. ▌Jack W. Williams (R)
  35. ▌David Sessions (R)
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