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Lawmakers Override Veto; Give Selves 62% Payraise

By The Associated Press

Published: Tue, March 20, 2007 - 5:03 am

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Legislature have voted to override the governor's veto to give themselves a 62 percent pay raise. It's their first raise in 16 years. The House voted 57-41 to override the governor's veto without any debate. A few minutes later, the Senate voted 20-15 to override the veto.

How did your representative vote-

Senators:

Against Raise: Sen. Ben Brooks:35th District, Mobile County

Against Raise: Sen. Bradley Byrne: 32nd District: Baldwin County

For Raise: Sen. Vivian Davis Figures: 32nd District: Mobile County

For Raise: Sen. Rusty Glover: 34th District, Mobile County

For Raise: Sen. Pat Lindsey: 22nd District, Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington

Representatives:

Against Raise:Rep. Alan Baker: 66th District, Baldwin & Escambia

For Raise:Rep. Jim Barton, 104th District, Mobile County

For Raise: Rep. James Buskey, 99th District, Mobile County

For Raise:Rep. Spencer Collier: 105th District, Mobile County

Against Raise:Rep. Randy Davis, 96th District, Baldwin & Mobile

For Raise:Rep. Joe Faust: 94th District, Baldwin County

Against Raise: Rep. Chad Fincher: 102nd District, Mobile

Against Raise: Rep. Victor Gaston: 100th District, Mobile County

For Raise: Rep. James Gordon, 98th District, Mobile County

Against Raise:Rep. Jamie Ison: 101st District, Mobile

For Raise:Rep. Yvonne Kennedy, 97th District, Mobile County

Against Raise: Rep. Stephen McMillan: 95th District, Baldwin County

For Raise:Rep. Joseph Mitchell:103rd District, Mobile County

Against Raise: Rep. Harry Shiver: 64th District, Baldwin, Escambia, Conecuh & Monroe)

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