Randy Price (born 1957) is a

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member of the

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, representing the 13th District since 2018. He is a former

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commissioner and chairman of the Lee County Republican Executive Committee. He also ran unsuccessfully for the

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in 2014. Price resides in

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and is a small business owner and farmer. He is married to Oline, who is the revenue commissioner of Lee County. On July 12, 2020, it was announced that Price was hospitalized at East Alabama Medical Center due to

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, becoming the first Alabama legislator to be diagnosed with the virus. After a lengthy hospital stay Senator Price was released to go home. He endured a long, difficult recovery. He has since returned to normal work and family life.

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