ESRW June 13th Lunch meeting with Alabama State Senator Chris Elliott

Chris Elliott is midway through his second term in the Alabama Senate. He was born and raised in Mobile and Baldwin counties, where he is a small business owner who has started several successful small businesses. He and his wife Alainna have two children: Brooks and Haley Dae.  They reside in Josephine and are members of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church of Bon Secour.Senator Elliott formerly served as the Chairman of the Baldwin County Commission and the Chairman of the Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organization, as well as on various national, statewide and countywide boards and committees. Chris is an active member of the Alabama Senate where he serves as Chairman of the influential County and Municipal Government Committee, Vice-Chairman of the State Governmental Affairs Committee, and an influential member of many other committees.Active in Republican politics for over two decades, Senator Elliott has worked with numerous statewide and local political campaigns in both Virginia and Alabama. In 2018, he was recognized in the Yellowhammer Power & Influence 50, who’s next, an annual list of the 50 most powerful and influential players in Alabama politics, business and state government. He is a graduate of the Alabama Leadership Initiative and a member of the 30th Class of Leadership Alabama. In 2020, Senator Elliott was recognized as an Emerging Legislative Leader by the State Legislative Leaders Foundation and the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and has been recognized as legislator of the year for numerous statewide associations. Senator Elliott is an avid upland bird hunter and blue water sailor who holds a 25 Ton Coast Guard Master’s License.Committees:Chairman  -  County and Municipal Government Vice Chairman -  State Governmental Affairs Member -  Finance & Taxation General Fund Member - Banking and Insurance Member – Judiciary Member - Tourism He represents all or a portion of the following  Incorporated Baldwin County municipalities: City of Spanish Fort, City of Daphne, City of Fairhope, City of Foley, City of Gulf Shores, City of Orange Beach & the Town of Perdido Beach.