Katie Boyd Britt

Republican junior Senator of Alabama

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February 2, 1982 (42 years old)

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First woman and youngest Republican woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama
Served as president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama from 2019 to 2021
Worked as chief of staff for her Senate predecessor, Richard Shelby, from 2016 to 2018
Graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and later earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law
Worked in law and public affairs before entering politics, including roles at Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP and Butler Snow LLP
Announced candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 2021 and won the election in 2022
Publicly aligned with former President Donald Trump and supported claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election
Advocates for conservative positions on issues such as abortion, education, foreign policy, gun rights, immigration, LGBT rights, and technology
Criticized the Biden administration’s policies on immigration and the economy in her response to the State of the Union address
Involved in controversy over a misleading sex trafficking story shared in her State of the Union response
Serves on several Senate committees, including Appropriations; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and Rules and Administration
Married to Wesley Britt, a former NFL player, and has two children