Ron Bolton

Voted to pass Senate Bill 71, which stops state agencies setting pollution limits tougher than federal rules. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 67-34 and it became law.

February 17, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted to agree to the Senate's version of House Bill 8, which limited unauthorized vapes to licensed vape stores that keep out anyone under 21. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 52-43 and the bill became law.

May 6, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for the compromise version of Senate Bill 231, which cut off state business incentives for employers that recognize a union without a secret ballot. The House agreed 73-29 and it became law.

May 7, 2024Opposes Labor Rights

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Introduced an Alabama bill (House Bill 15) proposing to let the police officer who wrote a traffic ticket help dispose of it without facing the court punishment that state law applies to everyone else. The House set the bill aside in 2025, so it did not pass.

February 4, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption

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Sponsored HB276, which passed the Alabama House and Senate and established procedures for an acting county sheriff when the office was vacant or the sheriff could not act.

May 3, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted to agree to the Senate's version of House Bill 475, the Power to the People Act, which freezes electric base rates until 2029. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 72-26 and the bill became law.

April 1, 2026Supports Cost of Living Reduction

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Voted to pass House Bill 7, the Laken Riley Act, a bill to let state and local police enforce federal immigration law by agreement. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 74-26, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 17, 2025Opposes Immigration

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Voted to agree to the final version of Senate Bill 341, which lets Alabama try speed cameras in one interstate work zone. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 76-23 and the bill became law.

April 9, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass House Bill 86, which makes the parole board weigh a prisoner's work and education when deciding on release. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 77-22 and it became law.

February 24, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Introduced House Bill 18, proposing to change the age and weight rules for children's car seats and booster seats and to raise the penalties for breaking those rules (House Bill 18, 2025 session).

February 4, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass House Bill 363, a bill to make a death caused by drunk driving murder or manslaughter in some cases. The House passed it 76-21, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 11, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 301, which made it an offense to hold a phone while driving badly, with fines up to $150. The House passed it 57-37 and it became law.

June 6, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored a law barring people in the country illegally or on temporary visas from owning a gun, a felony offense. It became law in June 2023 (House Bill 64, Act 2023-487).

June 6, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 206, the Retail Theft Crime Prevention Act, which made stealing over $2,500 of goods a Class B felony. It also created the crime of organized retail theft for groups that steal and resell goods. The House passed it 76-27 and it became law.

May 31, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass House Bill 131, which stops the parole board considering a prisoner who is facing a new criminal charge. The House passed its version 79-23, agreed to the Senate's version 97-1, and it became law.

April 20, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 1, the Deputy Brad Johnson Act, which cut the credit prisoners earn toward early release. The House passed it 79-24 and it became law.

April 11, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to agree to the final version of Senate Bill 57, which seeks federal permission to bar buying candy and soda with SNAP benefits. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 77-22 and the bill became law.

April 9, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted to pass House Bill 29, a bill to make unemployment claimants in larger counties contact five employers a week. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 76-25, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

February 11, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted to pass House Bill 360, a bill to create a yearly sales tax holiday for guns, ammunition and hunting supplies. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 72-29, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

February 24, 2026Opposes Gun Control

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 116, which made having, selling or using a part that turns a pistol into a machine gun a crime. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 77-23 and it became law.

March 6, 2025Supports Gun Control

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Voted to pass House Bill 36, a bill to make having a pistol fitted with a machine gun conversion part a Class C felony. The House passed it 60-38, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 30, 2024Supports Gun Control

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Voted to pass House Bill 392, a bill to make federal gun bans a state crime. The House passed it 64-36, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

May 17, 2023Supports Gun Control

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Voted to pass House Bill 356, the Pregnancy Resource Act, a bill to give a state income tax credit for gifts to pregnancy centers. The House passed it 75-28, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 30, 2024Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 30, a bill to make probate judges audit one precinct's ballots after every general election. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 63-30, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

March 18, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 1, which made it a crime to be paid for handling another person's absentee ballot form. The House passed it 75-28 and it became law.

March 7, 2024Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to pass House Bill 209, a bill to make it a felony to handle another person's absentee ballot or application. The House passed it 76-28, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

May 4, 2023Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 9, which requires Alabama's vote counting machines to use paper ballots the voter can inspect. The House passed this version 78-27, later agreed to the final version 96-3, and it became law.

May 2, 2023Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 10, which bars vote counting machines that can go online or contain modem technology. The House passed it 77-28 and it became law.

May 2, 2023Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to agree to the Senate's version of House Bill 202, which gave police officers a much stronger legal shield against lawsuits and charges. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 73-28 and the bill became law.

May 14, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 130, a bill to widen limits on classroom talk about sexual orientation and gender identity up to eighth grade. The House passed it 74-25, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 23, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 111, a bill to write fixed meanings for male and female into every Alabama law. The House passed it 77-24, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 11, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 129, which shut down diversity, equity and inclusion offices in state agencies, schools and public colleges. The House passed it 75-28 and it became law.

March 7, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 379, the Alabama Property Protection Act, which bars listed foreign governments from buying Alabama land. The House passed its own version 73-23, and the narrower Senate version became law.

May 9, 2023Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to agree to the Senate's version of House Bill 475, the Power to the People Act, which freezes electric base rates until 2029. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 72-26 and the bill became law.

April 1, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 261, which barred government contracts with companies that boycott fossil fuels, timber, farming or guns. The House passed it 74-27 and it became law.

May 31, 2023Opposes Corporate Accountability

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Voted to pass House Bill 1, a backup plan for a new congressional primary if a court restored Alabama's 2023 map too late. The House passed it 75-29 on a party-line vote, and it became law.

May 6, 2026

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5, which asks voters to require every public school to play the national anthem at least once a week. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 75-27.

April 9, 2026

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Voted to pass House Bill 2, the Gulf of America Act, which renames the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America in Alabama law. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 73-30 and it became law.

February 24, 2026

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Sponsored HB160, which passed the Alabama House and Senate and provided overtime rules for certain public-safety employees in Tuscaloosa County.

February 12, 2026

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Voted to agree to the Senate's changes to House Bill 445, which put hemp-made THC products such as delta-8 gummies under strict state control. The Alabama House of Representatives agreed 60-27 and the bill became law.

May 6, 2025

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Voted to pass House Bill 247, the Gulf of America Act, a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico in Alabama law. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 72-26, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 17, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 357, which taxed heated tobacco products at about half the cigarette rate. The Alabama House of Representatives passed its version 58-37 and the bill became law.

April 10, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 234, called Alyssa's Law, a bill to give school staff wearable panic buttons that call police. The Alabama House of Representatives passed it 58-30, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

March 20, 2025

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Sponsored HB384, which passed the Alabama House and Senate and changed Tuscaloosa County fees for service of process.

May 8, 2024

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 186, which banned ranked-choice voting in Alabama. The House passed it 74-28 and it became law.

May 2, 2024

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Voted against the compromise version of House Bill 152, a bill to set the rules for gambling in Alabama if voters approved it. The House agreed 70-29 and the bill died with the amendment.

April 30, 2024

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Voted against the compromise version of House Bill 151, a bill asking voters to allow a school lottery, electronic gaming and a tribal gaming deal. The House agreed 72-29, but the Senate rejected the same version and the bill died.

April 30, 2024

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Voted against passing House Bill 63, a bill to let judges split prison sentences of up to 30 years, up from 20. The House passed it 60-34, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

April 23, 2024

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Voted to pass House Bill 129, the CHOOSE Act, which pays families $7,000 per child toward private school costs through tax credits. The House passed it 69-34 and it became law.

February 27, 2024

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Voted to pass House Bill 5, the House's own plan for redrawing Alabama's seven U.S. House districts after the Allen versus Milligan ruling. The House passed it 74-27.

July 19, 2023

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Voted to pass House Bill 229, a bill to let some prisoners sentenced under the habitual felony offender law seek resentencing. The House passed it 64-37, but the Senate never voted on it and the bill died when the session ended.

May 16, 2023

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Voted to pass House Bill 363, which changed how public charter schools are overseen and funded in their first year. The House passed this version 76-25, later agreed to the final version 98-3, and it became law.

May 11, 2023

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Served as a captain with the Northport Police Department for 25 years and retired in 2011.

January 1, 2011

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Served in leadership roles with the Northport Police Department as an administrative and patrol division commander and tactical-team commander, and instructed at the University of Alabama Law Enforcement Academy.

January 1, 2011

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