Neil Rafferty is an American politician and current member of the

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, representing District 54."Alabama Legislature has big turnover with 39 new faces"
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'', November 12, 2018. Winning his seat in the

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, Rafferty assumed office on November 7, 2018. He was re-elected to his position in 2022. Representative Rafferty is a member of the

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. Rafferty is a former member of the

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and veteran of the Global War on Terrorism. Prior to his election to the Alabama House of Representatives, he worked as director of research and development for Birmingham AIDS Outreach. He resides in

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with his husband and former United States Marine, Michael Rudulph.

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