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Rodger Mell Smitherman (born March 2, 1953) is a
Democratic member of the
Alabama Senate
The Alabama State Senate is the upper house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama. The body is composed of 35 members representing an equal number of districts across the state, with each district conta ...
, representing the 18th District since 1995. He is also a member of the
Alabama Sentencing Commission. Smitherman was elected President Pro Tempore of the Alabama Senate on February 5, 2009. He is a graduate of the
University of Montevallo
The University of Montevallo is a public university in Montevallo, Alabama. Founded on October 12, 1896, the university is Alabama's only public liberal arts college and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. The University of ...
and
Miles Law School
Miles Law School is a law school located in Birmingham, Alabama. It is independent of Miles College.
Miles Law School was founded on August 26, 1974. Among the founders were Bishop C. A. Kirkendoll of the C.M.E. Church, Dr. W. Clyde Williams, ...
.
Smitherman's wife is current judge, former Birmingham City Councilor, and former Birmingham Mayor
Carole Smitherman Carole Catlin Smitherman (born 1952) is a Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge. Smitherman served in 2009 as the 31st Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama and spent several years as a member of the City Council before resigning to assume her current judici ...
. They are the parents of four children. The Smithermans maintain a law practice in downtown Birmingham.
External links
Alabama State Legislature: Senator Rodger Mell Smitherman– official government website
Project Vote Smart – Senator Rodger M. Smitherman (AL)profile
Political profile at Bama Politics*''Follow the Money'' – Rodger M. Smitherman
200620021998
campaign contributions
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1953 births
Living people
African-American state legislators in Alabama
Democratic Party Alabama state senators
Politicians from Montgomery, Alabama
University of Montevallo alumni
Miles Law School alumni
21st-century American politicians
Lawyers from Montgomery, Alabama
21st-century African-American politicians
20th-century African-American people
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