SJR113 Summary

• Commends Senator Jim McClendon of Springville, Alabama for his retirement at the conclusion of the 2019-2022 legislative quadrennium and his years of service to the state.

• Senator McClendon served in the Alabama House of Representatives representing District 50 starting in 2002, then in the Alabama Senate beginning in 2014, serving on multiple committees including Finance and Taxation, Education Policy, Healthcare, and Transportation and Energy.

• Highlights McClendon's background as a University of Alabama at Birmingham clinical optometry teacher, Navy Medical Service Corps veteran during Vietnam War, and past president of the Alabama Optometric Association.

• Recognizes his community involvement as a former board member of St. Anne's Home, past Jefferson County Planning Commission member, and founding director of Davis Lake Fire Department.

• Senate adopted the resolution on April 6, 2022 and House of Representatives adopted it on April 7, 2022.