The 24-member Alabama Senate Republican Caucus elected Sen. April Weaver (R – Brierfield) on Thursday to serve as majority leader during the 2026 – 2030 quadrennium, making her the first woman in state history to hold the influential leadership position.
State lawmakers take office at midnight following their election, and only members of the Senate majority party select the majority leader, so Weaver immediately assumed the new role awarded by her colleagues.
Weaver said she will use her post as majority leader to promote party unity and cooperation among all caucus members while helping to push Republican-sponsored bills and measures to final passage in the chamber.
“As Senate majority leader, I will work every day to keep our caucus unified and promote the good work that each and every Republican senator is doing for their district and constituents,” Weaver said. “If our Senate Republican Caucus stands tall together and remains dedicated to our shared conservative beliefs and principles, we can create an even better Alabama for the citizens we swore an oath to serve.”
Elected to the Alabama Senate in 2023, Weaver has successfully enacted several notable pieces of legislation, including the Child Predator Death Penalty Act, which makes heinous crimes against children eligible for capital punishment; the What Is A Woman Act that states a man can never become a woman nor can a woman become a man; and the Deputy Brad Johnson Act, which blocks the prison system from liberally-awarding early release “good time” credits to violent felons.
A registered nurse with extensive experience in healthcare administration and policy in Alabama, Weaver was appointed by President Donald Trump 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.
