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Community Series
From the
February 2009 issue of Alabama Living magazine
Meet your legislators
by Kay Marshall
State Senator Roger Bedford
State House: Room 730-B
11 S. Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
(334) 242-7862
Business: P.O. Box 370, Russellville, AL 35653
Phone: (256) 332-2880, Fax: (256) 332-7821
Home: P.O. Box 370, Russellville, AL 35653
Home Phone: (256) 332-7709
Email: senbedford@aol.com
Website: rogerbedford.net
Senator Bedford, is serving his sixth term in the Senate. Born on July 7, 1956, he received his education at the University of Alabama, and his law degree from Cumberland School of Law, Samford University.
Committees: Banking and Insurance, Commerce, Transportation and Utilities, Confirmations, Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics & Elections, Energy and Natural Resources, Finance and Taxation, Education, General Fund (Chairperson), Health, Judiciary, Local Legislation No. 1, and Rules.
Representative William Thigpen
State House: Room 538-D
11 S. Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
Home: (334) 242-7766
Work Address: 1225 13th Street SW, Faytette, Al. 35555
Home Phone: (205) 932-3317 or (205) 932-4510
Work Phone: (205) 270-0749 or (205) 932-2902
Email: william.thigpen@alhouse.org.
Representative Thigpen was elected in 1998 and is serving his third term in the Alabama House of Representatives. His district includes all of Fayette and Lamar counties and part of Tuscaloosa County. He was born on December 2, 1940. Originally from Greenville, he received his B.S. from Troy State University in 1964 while attending school on a basketball scholarship. Upon moving to Fayette in 1969, Representative Thigpen was a successful businessman for 36 years. Responsible for creating a number of jobs in the Fayette area, he was named Man of the Year for Fayette in 1995.
Committees: Banking and Insurance, Health, and
Tuscaloosa County Legislation
Representative Mike Millican
State House: Room 628-F
11 S. Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
(334) 242-7768
Home: 995 Country Estates Drive, Hamilton, AL 35570
Home Phone: (205) 921-3214
Cell Phone: (205) 468-0694
FAX: (205) 921-5959
Email: mike.millican@alhouse.org
Representative Mike Millican was elected in 1990. He was born on December 5, 1950, and received his B.S. Degree from Athens State University.
Committees: Health
We wish to thank our local and state representatives for their hard work and efforts on behalf of our communities. We wish them success in their upcoming or remaining terms in office. We also encourage you to write to Representatives Millican and Thigpen, and Senator Bedford regarding your energy questions and concerns. Your voice can help our industry!
Please let our representatives know how you feel about the impending changes to be made in the electric utilties industry. Please also take a moment to visit Our Energy, Our Future at www.ourenergy.coop, and do it today.
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