Wesley Thomas Kitchens is an American politician who serves in 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 9th district since 2024. He previously served in the

Alabama House of Representatives The Alabama State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of state of Alabama. The House is composed of 105 members representing an equal number of districts, with each constituency contai ...

, representing the 27th district. He is a member of the

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. In January 2024 Kitchens won the Republican primary for a special election to succeed former state senator

Clay Scofield Clay Scofield is an American farmer and politician. A Republican, he has served as a member of the Alabama State Senate The Alabama State Senate is the upper house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alabam ...

. Since there was no Democratic opposition he was declared the winner without a general election.

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