Gerald Allen (politician)
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Preceded byPhil Poole
Succeeded byJohn Merrill
BornFebruary 8, 1950
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
PartyDemocratic (before 1995)
Republican (1995–present)
Republican (1995–present)
Gerald Allen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Alabama Senate from the 21st district | |
| Assumed office November 3, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Phil Poole |
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 62nd district | |
| In office 1994 – November 3, 2010 | |
| Succeeded by | John Merrill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 8, 1950 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic (before 1995) Republican (1995–present) |
| Children | Wes Allen |
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Gerald H. Allen (born February 8, 1950) is a Republican lawmaker in the Alabama Senate. He previously served in the Alabama House of Representatives.
Gerald H. Allen was born on February 8, 1950, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.[1]
Career
Allen was first elected to the Alabama House in 1994.
Allen defeated incumbent Phil Poole, a Democrat, in the 2010 elections to the Alabama Senate.[2] In 2011, Allen proposed a bill to ban Sharia law. He sponsored a 2014 amendment to the Alabama Constitution banning "foreign law".[3]
In 2017, Allen sponsored a bill for the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act to preserve historical Confederate monuments in Alabama.[4]