Who will replace Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed? [Video]

The caucus, which holds 27 of the 35 seats in the state Senate, is scheduled to vote Dec. 3 for a new Senate President Pro Tempore after Sen. Greg Reed, R-Jasper, announced earlier this week that he would leave the Senate to take a job in Gov. Kay Ivey’s administration.  

The two candidates for the position are Sen. Steve Livingston, R-Scottsboro, the Senate Majority Leader, and Sen. Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman, who chairs the chamber’s Financial Responsibility and Economic Development committee. 

The Senate President Pro Tempore is the leader of the chamber and one of the two most powerful people in the Alabama Legislature. The person in the position assigns senators to committees and has a major say in the flow of legislation.

Gudger declined to comment on the race because he is a part of it. Attempts to reach Livingston were not successful.

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