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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Christopher Lyn "Chris" Sells
| office=Alabama State Representative<br> for District 90 (Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, and Montgomery counties)
| term_start=November 5, 2014
| term_end=
| preceded=Charles Newton
| birth_date=1963
| birth_place=Mobile, [[Alabama]]
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Joyce Phelps Sells
| children=Hannah Sells
| alma_mater=Vigor High School
| occupation=[[Business]]man
| religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
| residence=Greenville<br>Butler County<br>Alabama
}}
'''Christopher Lyn Sells''', known as '''Chris Sells''' (born 1963), is a [[business]]man from Greenville, [[Alabama]], who has since 2014 represented District 90 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, and Montgomery counties in the southern portion of his state.
Born in Mobile, Sells graduated from Vigor High School in Prichard in Mobile County. He is a former firefighter and the founder of Sells Medical Equipment Company in Greenville. He is a member of the Butler County Fair Board, Kiwanis International, and the Greenville Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Spring Hill [[Baptist]] Church in Greenville. He and his wife, Joyce, have a daughter, Hannah.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/149986/chris-sells#.We1QnrpFzb0|title=Chris Sells' Biography|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>
In the Republican [[primary]] for House District 90 on June 3, 2014, Sells unseated the incumbent Charles Newton. In the November 4 [[general election]], Sells defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] nominee Walton Ward Hickman, ]7,722 (56.6 percent) to 5,894 (43.2 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Sells|title=Chris Sells|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 22, 2017}}</ref> Walton, who also resides in Greenville, advocated the establishment of a state lottery to fund public education, including scholarships for two-year and four-year colleges, along lines of similar programs in [[Georgia]] and [[Florida]]. A lottery, however, requires voter approval in Alabama through a state constitutional amendment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenvilleadvocate.com/2014/09/16/hickman-time-for-education-lottery/|title=Hickman: Time for education lottery|publisher=''The Greenville Advocate''|date=September 16, 2014|author=Andy Brown|accessdate=October 22, 2017}}</ref>
Sells sits on these House committees: (1) Commerce and Small Business, (2) Montgomery County Legislation, and (3) Ways and Means General Fund.<ref name=pvs/>
In 2015, Representative Sells voted to for the use of electrocution in executions. He voted against the requirement that animal shelters prepare monthly reports. He backed legislation calling for the establishment of public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He supported the bill to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He voted to increase the cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Sells 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 backed additional funding for new prison facilities, a measure which passed the House, 52-33. In 2017, Sells Pringle voted to permit 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>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/149986/chris-sells#.We1YLrpFzb0|title=Chris Sells' Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 22, 2017}}</ref>
==References==
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| name=Christopher Lyn "Chris" Sells
| office=Alabama State Representative<br> for District 90 (Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, and Montgomery counties)
| term_start=November 5, 2014
| term_end=
| preceded=Charles Newton
| birth_date=1963
| birth_place=Mobile, [[Alabama]]
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Joyce Phelps Sells
| children=Hannah Sells
| alma_mater=Vigor High School
| occupation=[[Business]]man
| religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
| residence=Greenville<br>Butler County<br>Alabama
}}
'''Christopher Lyn Sells''', known as '''Chris Sells''' (born 1963), is a [[business]]man from Greenville, [[Alabama]], who has since 2014 represented District 90 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, and Montgomery counties in the southern portion of his state.
Born in Mobile, Sells graduated from Vigor High School in Prichard in Mobile County. He is a former firefighter and the founder of Sells Medical Equipment Company in Greenville. He is a member of the Butler County Fair Board, Kiwanis International, and the Greenville Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Spring Hill [[Baptist]] Church in Greenville. He and his wife, Joyce, have a daughter, Hannah.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/149986/chris-sells#.We1QnrpFzb0|title=Chris Sells' Biography|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>
In the Republican [[primary]] for House District 90 on June 3, 2014, Sells unseated the incumbent Charles Newton. In the November 4 [[general election]], Sells defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] nominee Walton Ward Hickman, ]7,722 (56.6 percent) to 5,894 (43.2 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Sells|title=Chris Sells|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 22, 2017}}</ref> Walton, who also resides in Greenville, advocated the establishment of a state lottery to fund public education, including scholarships for two-year and four-year colleges, along lines of similar programs in [[Georgia]] and [[Florida]]. A lottery, however, requires voter approval in Alabama through a state constitutional amendment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenvilleadvocate.com/2014/09/16/hickman-time-for-education-lottery/|title=Hickman: Time for education lottery|publisher=''The Greenville Advocate''|date=September 16, 2014|author=Andy Brown|accessdate=October 22, 2017}}</ref>
Sells sits on these House committees: (1) Commerce and Small Business, (2) Montgomery County Legislation, and (3) Ways and Means General Fund.<ref name=pvs/>
In 2015, Representative Sells voted to for the use of electrocution in executions. He voted against the requirement that animal shelters prepare monthly reports. He backed legislation calling for the establishment of public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He supported the bill to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He voted to increase the cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Sells 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 backed additional funding for new prison facilities, a measure which passed the House, 52-33. In 2017, Sells Pringle voted to permit 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>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/149986/chris-sells#.We1YLrpFzb0|title=Chris Sells' Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 22, 2017}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sells, Chris}}
[[Category:Alabama]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Baptists]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]