Senator Poole, a Democrat, is serving his fourth term in the Senate (1994-present) after serving three terms in the House of Representatives (1982-1994). He was born March 3, 1959, in Tuscaloosa and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama and his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Alabama School of Law. He was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in May of 1983. Senator Poole is a Methodist, a member of the Moundville Masonic Lodge, Tuscaloosa Jaycees, Tuscaloosa County Bar Association, Board of Directors of United Cerebral Palsy of West Alabama, Board of Directors of the Tuscaloosa Children’s Center, Inc., Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority District III Advisory Committee, West Alabama Chamber of Commerce, Hale County Preservation Society, Inc., and VOCAL .

Committees:

• Children, Youth Affairs and Human Resources (Vice Chairperson)
• Finance and Taxation, Education (Deputy Chairperson)
• Veterans and Military Affairs (Chairperson)