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Whorton graduated in 1973 from Central High School, location unavailable, possibly Tuscaloosa. From 1986 to  2011, he was a fire captain in Chattanooga, [[Tennessee]]. He has since been fisherman. He and his wife, Rhonda, have two grown daughters, Laura Mae Pattillo and Amber L. Hanes.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/149948/tommy-hanes#.WetshrpFzb0|title=Tommy Hanes' Biography|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intelius.com/people-search/James-T-Hanes/Bryant-AL|title=James T. Hanes|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref> 

Whorton graduated in 1973 from Central High School, location unavailable, possibly Tuscaloosa. From 1986 to  2011, he was a fire captain in Chattanooga, [[Tennessee]]. He has since been fisherman. He and his wife, Rhonda, have two grown daughters, Laura Mae Pattillo and Amber L. Hanes.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/149948/tommy-hanes#.WetshrpFzb0|title=Tommy Hanes' Biography|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intelius.com/people-search/James-T-Hanes/Bryant-AL|title=James T. Hanes|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref> 

In the [[general election]] held on November 4, 2014, Hanes unseated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] incumbent, Representative John Robinson, who had defeated Jim Green in their party [[primary]]. Hanes, who was unopposed for his own party nomination, polled 5,493 (60.7 percent) to Robinson's 3,539 (39.3 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/James_Hanes,_Jr.|title=TJames Hanes, Jr.|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>   

In the [[general election]] held on November 4, 2014, Hanes unseated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] incumbent, Representative John Robinson, who had defeated Jim Green in their party [[primary]]. Hanes, who was unopposed for his own party nomination, polled 5,493 (60.7 percent) to Robinson's 3,539 (39.3 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/James_Hanes,_Jr.|title=James Hanes, Jr.|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>   

Hanes serves on these committees: (1) Agriculture and Forestry, (2) Economic Development and Tourism,and  (3) Public Safety and Homeland Security.<ref name=pvs/> In 2015, Representative Hanes sponsored the legislation affirming the use of electrocution in executions. He voted against the establishment of public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He did not vote on the matter of permitting the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, which was approved 52-43. He voted against the increase in the cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Hanes supported legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation [[abortion]]s in Alabama. He voted against additional funding for new prison facilities, a measure which passed the House, 52-33. In 2017, he voted to authorize midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He voted to reduce the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments, which passed 72-29. Hanes voted against the bill to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-19.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/149948/tommy-hanes#.WetwyrpFzb0|title=Tommy Hanes'  Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>

Hanes serves on these committees: (1) Agriculture and Forestry, (2) Economic Development and Tourism,and  (3) Public Safety and Homeland Security.<ref name=pvs/> In 2015, Representative Hanes sponsored the legislation affirming the use of electrocution in executions. He voted against the establishment of public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He did not vote on the matter of permitting the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, which was approved 52-43. He voted against the increase in the cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Hanes supported legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation [[abortion]]s in Alabama. He voted against additional funding for new prison facilities, a measure which passed the House, 52-33. In 2017, he voted to authorize midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He voted to reduce the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments, which passed 72-29. Hanes voted against the bill to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-19.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/149948/tommy-hanes#.WetwyrpFzb0|title=Tommy Hanes'  Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>