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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Williams James "Will" Ainsworth
| office=Alabama State Representative<br> for District 27 (Blount, DeKalb,<br> and Marshall counties)
| term_start=2014
| term_end=Novemer 2018
| preceded=Wes Long
| birth_date=1981
| birth_place=
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Kendall Foster Ainsworth
| children=Hunter, Hays, and Addie Ainsworth
| alma_mater=Auburn University
| occupation=[[Business]]man
| religion=Non-denominational [[Christian]] youth pastor
| residence=Guntersville<br>Marshall County<br>[[Alabama]]
}}
'''Williams James Ainsworth''', known as '''Will Ainsworth''' (born 1981)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intelius.com/people-search/Will-Ainsworth/Guntersville-AL|title=Will Ainsworth|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref> is a [[business]]man and youth pastor from Guntersville, [[Alabama]], who has since 2014 represented District 27 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses Blount, DeKalb, and Marshall counties in the northeastern portion of his state. He is a candidate for his party's nomination in 2018 for lieutenant governor. His opposition will include Twinkle Cavanaugh, president of the Alabama Public Service Commission.
Ainsworth is a son of Billy Ainsworth, a businessman and church leader, and Sharon Ainsworth, the director of Real Life Crisis Pregnancy Center in Albertville, also in Marshall County. He received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in marketing from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He owns and operates the Dream Ranch hunting lodge and is a co-founder of the Tennessee Valley Hunting and Fishing Expo. he is youth pastor at Grace Fellowship Church in Albertville.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/121517/kerry-rich#.Wet_27pFzb0|title=Kerry Rich's Biography|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>
In 2014, incumbent Republican Representative Wes Long, claiming family considerations, declined to seek reelection to his District 27 House seat. Ainsworth won the Republican nomination and then defeated a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Jeff McLaughlin, 7,355 votes (59.7 percent) to 4,959 (40.2 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Will_Ainsworth|title=Will Ainsworth|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>
Ainsworth serves on these House committees: (1) Agriculture and Forestry, (2) Ethics and Campaign Finance, (3) Public Safety and Homeland Security, and (4) Transportation, Utilities, and Infrastructure.<ref name=pvs/> In 2015, Ainsworth backed legislation affirming the use of electrocution in executions. He voted to establish public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He voted to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measured approved by the full House, 52-43. He opposed the increase the cigarette tax, which nevertheless passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Ainsworth 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 for 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. He voted to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/149894/will-ainsworth#.Weu68bpFzb0|title=Will Ainsworth's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Alabama]]
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| name=Williams James "Will" Ainsworth
| office=Alabama State Representative<br> for District 27 (Blount, DeKalb,<br> and Marshall counties)
| term_start=2014
| term_end=Novemer 2018
| preceded=Wes Long
| birth_date=1981
| birth_place=
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Kendall Foster Ainsworth
| children=Hunter, Hays, and Addie Ainsworth
| alma_mater=Auburn University
| occupation=[[Business]]man
| religion=Non-denominational [[Christian]] youth pastor
| residence=Guntersville<br>Marshall County<br>[[Alabama]]
}}
'''Williams James Ainsworth''', known as '''Will Ainsworth''' (born 1981)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intelius.com/people-search/Will-Ainsworth/Guntersville-AL|title=Will Ainsworth|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref> is a [[business]]man and youth pastor from Guntersville, [[Alabama]], who has since 2014 represented District 27 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses Blount, DeKalb, and Marshall counties in the northeastern portion of his state. He is a candidate for his party's nomination in 2018 for lieutenant governor. His opposition will include Twinkle Cavanaugh, president of the Alabama Public Service Commission.
Ainsworth is a son of Billy Ainsworth, a businessman and church leader, and Sharon Ainsworth, the director of Real Life Crisis Pregnancy Center in Albertville, also in Marshall County. He received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in marketing from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He owns and operates the Dream Ranch hunting lodge and is a co-founder of the Tennessee Valley Hunting and Fishing Expo. he is youth pastor at Grace Fellowship Church in Albertville.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/121517/kerry-rich#.Wet_27pFzb0|title=Kerry Rich's Biography|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>
In 2014, incumbent Republican Representative Wes Long, claiming family considerations, declined to seek reelection to his District 27 House seat. Ainsworth won the Republican nomination and then defeated a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Jeff McLaughlin, 7,355 votes (59.7 percent) to 4,959 (40.2 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Will_Ainsworth|title=Will Ainsworth|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>
Ainsworth serves on these House committees: (1) Agriculture and Forestry, (2) Ethics and Campaign Finance, (3) Public Safety and Homeland Security, and (4) Transportation, Utilities, and Infrastructure.<ref name=pvs/> In 2015, Ainsworth backed legislation affirming the use of electrocution in executions. He voted to establish public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He voted to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measured approved by the full House, 52-43. He opposed the increase the cigarette tax, which nevertheless passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Ainsworth 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 for 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. He voted to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/149894/will-ainsworth#.Weu68bpFzb0|title=Will Ainsworth's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ainsworth, Will}}
[[Category:Alabama]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Christians]]
[[Category:Clergy]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]