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These are the 25 white men who decided to ban abortion in Alabama
President Pro Tempore Del Marsh has supported bills to reduce unemployment benefits and require drug testing for certain welfare recipients. 
Majority Leader Greg Reed has supported bills to reduce unemployment benefits, not expand Medicaid services, and prohibit insurance companies from providing abortion coverage.
Rules Chairman Jabo Waggoner has supported bills that require minors seeking abortions to receive parental consent, and require drug testing for certain welfare recipients.
Education Budget Chairman Arthur Orr has supported bills to reduce unemployment benefits, prohibit abortion clinics from being located near schools, and require drug testing of certain welfare recipients.
General Fund Budget Chairman Greg Albritton is an attorney who has supported bills to repeal all marriage licenses statewide.
Sen. Tim Melson is a physician who has supported bills to repeal all marriage licenses statewide.
Sen. Tom Butler is a pharmacist and has supported bills repeal all marriage licenses statewide.
Sen. Garlan Gudger was elected in 2018. He ran unopposed in his district, winning 99.1% of the vote without a Democratic challenger.
Sen. Larry Stutts has supported bills to repeal all marriage licenses statewide, and reduce unemployment benefits.
Sen. Sam Givhan has supported bills to repeal all marriage licenses statewide.
Sen. Steve Livingston has supported bills to repeal all marriage licenses statewide and to reduce unemployment benefits.
Sen. Clay Scofield has supported bills to repeal all marriage licenses statewide, to reduce unemployment benefits, and to prohibit local governments from establishing minimum wage requirements.
Sen. Andrew Jones has supported bills to repeal all marriage licenses statewide.
Sen. Jim McClendon has supported bills to require minors seeking abortions to receive parental consent, as well as a 2014 ‘heartbeat bill.’
Sen. Randy Price was elected in 2018. He won 71% of the vote against a Democratic challenger.
Sen. Cam Ward has supported bills that require minors seeking abortions to receive parental consent, to require drug testing of certain welfare recipients, and to require schools to have longer summer vacation.
Sen. Dan Roberts has supported bills to repeal all marriage licenses statewide.
Sen. Shay Shelnutt has supported bills that require marrying couples to sign a contract, to prohibit a common abortion procedure, and to prohibit abortion clinics from being located near schools.
Sen. Gerald Allen has supported bills to reduce unemployment benefits, to prohibit abortion clinics from being located near schools, and to require drug testing for certain welfare recipients.
Sen. Will Barfoot has supported bills to repeal all marriage licenses statewide.
Sen. Jack Williams has supported bills to prohibit a common abortion procedure, and to authorize child-placement agencies to deny services based on religion.
Sen. Donnie Chesteen has supported bills to repeal all marriage licenses statewide, and to require schools to have a longer summer vacation. He supported a 2014 ‘heartbeat bill.’
Majority Floor Leader Clyde Chambliss has supported bills that repeal all marriage licenses statewide and to reduce unemployment benefits.
Sen. David Sessions has supported bills to authorize ‘Stand Your Ground’ in defense of church members, and to authorize child-placement agencies to deny services based on religion.
Sen. Chris Elliott has supported bills to repeal all marriage licenses statewide.
Only 4 women sit in the Alabama senate, who are among the 8-member Democratic party minority in the state legislature’s upper chamber. (All data in this thread via votesmart.org and billtrack50.com.)
