SJR147 Summary

• Commends Senator Kim Benefield for her distinguished legislative service to Senate District 13 (Chambers, Clay, Randolph, Cleburne, Cherokee, and Lee Counties) and the State of Alabama.

• Recognizes her active involvement in legislative committees including chairing Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and serving on Banking and Insurance, Education, Energy and Natural Resources, Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability, Governmental Affairs, Industrial Development and Recruitment, Judiciary, and Finance and Taxation committees.

• Highlights her background as the daughter of an educator, holding a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Jacksonville State University, and serving as Circuit Clerk of Randolph County for 18 years before election to the Alabama Senate.

• Notes her community service including involvement with the United Way, Randolph County Chamber of Commerce, Randolph County Learning Center, Leadership Randolph County, and her role at Zion Baptist Church as pianist and Sunday School teacher.

• Directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to Senator Benefield with highest esteem and appreciation.