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AL SJR86
Joint Resolution
Status
Passed
3/13/2018
Primary Sponsor
William Beasley
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AI Summary
- Commends Senator Henry "Hank" Sanders for outstanding professional achievement and service to Alabama, elected to the State Senate in 1983
- Sanders served 16 years as Chairman of the Finance and Taxation Education Committee overseeing the multi-billion dollar state education budget and was named "Legislator of the Year" by various organizations
- Sanders graduated from Talladega College and Boston College and earned his Law Degree from Harvard Law School; founded Chestnut, Sanders, Sanders, Pettway and Campbell, LLC, the largest Black law firm in Alabama at the time
- Sanders helped found multiple organizations including the Alabama New South Coalition, 21st Century Youth Leadership Movement, National Voting Rights Museum and Institute, Slavery and Civil War Museum, and Bridge Crossing Jubilee
- Sanders published a self-published book "Take a Walk in My Shoes" and his first novel "Death of a Fat Man" in 2004, and writes a weekly column titled "Senate Sketches"
Legislative Description
Sanders, Senator Henry "Hank", professional achievement, commended
Resolutions, Congratulatory
Last Action
Assigned Act No. 2018-258.
3/13/2018
Committee Referrals
Rules3/6/2018
Full Bill Text
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