IN ALABAMA’S DISTRICT 14 SENATE SEAT
Citing her successful passage of legislation that protects conservative Alabama values and fights violent crime across the state, State Sen. April Weaver (R – Brierfield) announced on Monday that she will seek a new term in the Alabama State Senate District 14 seat she has held since 2021.
“From passing a law that recognizes men are born men, women are born women, and one can never become the other to enacting legislation that keeps violent criminals behind bars by denying early release, I have stood tall for the commonsense conservative principles Alabamians embrace,” Weaver said. “My roots run deep in Senate District 14, and working every day to serve the friends, folks, and families that live here remains the greatest honor of my life.”
In response to shocking events in Bibb County, Weaver recently announced she is sponsoring the Child Predator Death Penalty Act, which will open the door to execution sentences for those convicted of raping or sodomizing children under the age of 12.
Weaver previously sponsored and passed the Deputy Brad Johnson Act, which blocks the prison system from liberally-awarding early release “good time” credits to violent felons and keeps them incarcerated. The bill is named after a Bibb County deputy sheriff who was killed by an inmate who was wrongly released under the former flawed system.
She also passed the What Is A Woman Act that combats the dangerous transgender agenda by ensuring only two genders – male and female – are recognized under state law and statutorily stating that a man can never become a woman nor can a woman become a man.
And after being approached by a concerned Shelby County mother, Weaver, who is the only Republican woman serving in the State Senate, enacted legislation that banned the sale and use of Galaxy Gas, whippets, and other inhaled intoxicants that have resulted in deaths
Other high-profile legislation passed by Weaver includes a bill exempting nursing mothers from jury duty, which was prompted by an incident in which a Jefferson County judge admonished a potential juror for bringing her strictly breast-fed infant to court, and a measure that creates new charges and strict punishments for “porch piracy,” a common term for stealing packages, deliveries, or mail from homes and businesses.
Prior to joining the upper chamber, Weaver served from 2010 to 2020 as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, where she represented District 49, which included portions of Shelby, Bibb, and Chilton counties.
A registered nurse with extensive experience in healthcare administration and policy, President Donald Trump appointed Weaver as Region IV Director of the United States Department of Health and Human Services during his first presidential term.
While at HHS, she was responsible for leading the agency’s efforts in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina and South Carolina, as well as the six federally recognized Indian tribes located within the region.
Weaver currently chairs the Senate Confirmations Committee, serves as vice chair of the Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee, and holds seats on the powerful, agenda-setting Senate Rules Committee, the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee, which allocates almost $4 billion to non-education state agencies, the Senate Healthcare Committee, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the Senate Transportation and Energy Committee.
