November 2022 Group Watch: AL House Gains New Young Member & First Jewish Member in 40 Years
The Alabama House will welcome some new faces in the 2023 session, including the youngest sitting member and one of the youngest state legislators ever. Twenty-seven-year-old Brock Colvin of Albertville was just elected to the seat for District 26. The Republican representative told the press he’s excited to give younger residents in his district a voice and believes he’s bringing the legislature a unique perspective to multiple issues that are important to all, regardless of age. Read more here.
Adding to the incoming diversity is newly elected Representative Philip Ensler, the first Jew to join the legislative ranks in Alabama in more than four decades. He beat out Charlotte Meadows for the District 74 seat. He ran on a platform of community service and has been quoted as saying, “There’s much work to do.” Read more here.
