Alabama Legislature

SENATOR ELLIOTT, CHRIS

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Affiliation:	(R)
District:	Senate District 32
County:	Baldwin County
Phone Number:	(334) 261-0897
Fax Number:
Street:	11 South Union Street
Office:	Suite 735
City:	Montgomery
State:	AL
Postal Code:	36104
Email:	chris.elliott@alsenate.gov

Affiliation:	(R)
District:	Senate District 32
County:	Baldwin County
District Phone:	(251) 990-4610
District Fax:
Street:	1100 Fairhope Ave.
Office:
City:	Fairhope
State:	AL
Postal Code:	36532
District Email:	chris.elliott@alsenate.gov

Chris Elliott is serving his first term in the Alabama Senate. He was born and raised in Mobile and Baldwin Counties. After graduating from St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Mobile, Chris received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Richmond in Virginia majoring in political science and urban policy.

After completing his undergraduate studies, Chris worked for the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Emergency Management field and for Virginia Power focusing on Nuclear Security and Emergency Preparedness. He returned home to Baldwin County to raise his family where he is a small business owner who has started several successful small businesses.

Senator Elliott is an active member of the Alabama Senate where he serves as Vice-Chairman of the Senate Government Affairs Committee and serves on the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee, the Tourism Committee, the Transpiration and Energy Committee, the Banking & Insurance Committee, the Education Policy Committee and was elected by his fellow Senators to serve on the Joint Sunset Committee. Senator Elliott formerly served as the Chairman of the Baldwin County Commission and the Chairman of the Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organization as well as on various national, statewide and countywide boards and committees. Commissioner Elliott also served on the Board of Directors of Baldwin County United Way. In 2015 he was recognized as one of the Mobile Area’s top 40 under 40 young leaders by Mobile Bay Monthly Magazine and in 2018 he was recognized in the Yellowhammer Power & Influence 50, an annual list of the 50 most powerful and influential players in Alabama politics, business and state government. He is a graduate of the Alabama Leadership Initiative.

Active in Republican politics for over a decade, Senator Elliott has worked with numerous statewide and local political campaigns in both Virginia and Alabama. Senator Elliott served on the Executive Committee of the Baldwin County Republican Party formerly as Vice Chairman for Commission District 2, served on the Steering Committee of the Baldwin County Republican Party, the Executive Committee of the Alabama Republican Party, is a member and past Chairman of the Baldwin County Young Republicans, is an associate member of both the Eastern Shore and South Baldwin Republican Women.

Senator Elliott and his family are members of St. James Episcopal Church of Fairhope where he served as an usher and served on the Church's Vestry. Senator Elliott is an avid sailor, white water rafter and upland bird hunter.

Short Title	Status	Comm Assigned
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, legislative intent relating to the expending of funds by the Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources expressed	Read Second Time in House of Origin	Governmental Affairs
Toll road and bridge fees, income tax credit for state taxpayers for payments to Ala. Toll Road, Bridge, and Tunnel Authority, Revenue Dept. authorized to adopt rules, funds transferred from sales tax revenue to cover	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	Finance and Taxation Education
Crimes and offenses, crimes motivated by race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, or physical or mental disability, to include employment as a law enforcement officer within the protected class, Sec. 13A-5-13 am'd.	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	Judiciary
Entertainment districts, municipalities, governing body authorized to establish within its corporate limits, Sec. 28-3A-17.1 am'd.	Read Second Time in Second House	Economic Development and Tourism
Transportation Commission, established, five members appt from five regions of dept, duties, compensation, appointment of Transportation Department director, department not subject to Budget Management Act, Secs. 23-1-21, 23-1-21.2 am'd.	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	Transportation and Energy
Police jurisdictions, No Taxation Without Representation Act, referenda to abolish extraterritorial jurisdiction of municipalities	Read Second Time in House of Origin	Governmental Affairs
Highways, roads, and bridges, toll road projects, economic impact study required prior to construction	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	Transportation and Energy
Highways, roads, and bridges, referendum required in affected county prior to tolling an existing interstate highway, const. amend.	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	Transportation and Energy
Baldwin Co., planning and zoning districts, boards of adjustment, co. commission to appt. two bds., jurisdiction of each bd., alternate members, Sec. 45-2-216.10 am'd.	Pending Committee Action in House of Origin	Local Legislation

	Committees	Position
	Governmental Affairs	Vice Chairperson
	Education Policy	Member
	Agriculture Conservation and Forestry	Member
	Banking and Insurance	Member
	Transportation and Energy	Member
	Tourism	Member

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