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In 2010, Representative [[Robert Bentley]] did not seek reelection but instead ran successfully for [[governor]] of Alabama, a post he filled from 2011 until his resignation as a result of a sex scandal in 2017. Poole entered the state House race and defeated intra-party rival John Fisher in the June 1 [[primary]], 3,485 (62.7 percent) to 2,073 (37.3 percent). He then defeated the Democrat Susan Pace Hamill in the November 2 general election, 9,937 (63.8 percent) to 5,631 (36.2 percent). In 2014, Poole ran unopposed for his second term in the state House in both his primary and the general election.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Bill_Poole|title=Bill Poole|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 24, 2017}}</ref>
In 2010, Representative [[Robert Bentley]] did not seek reelection but instead ran successfully for [[governor]] of Alabama, a post he filled from 2011 until his resignation as a result of a sex scandal in 2017. Poole entered the state House race and defeated intra-party rival John Fisher in the June 1 [[primary]], 3,485 (62.7 percent) to 2,073 (37.3 percent). He then defeated the Democrat Susan Pace Hamill in the November 2 general election, 9,937 (63.8 percent) to 5,631 (36.2 percent). In 2014, Poole ran unopposed for his second term in the state House in both his primary and the general election.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Bill_Poole|title=Bill Poole|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 24, 2017}}</ref>
Early in 2017, Bentley considered appointing Poole to fill on an interim basis the U.S. Senate seat vacated by [[Jeff Sessions]], who instead became [[Attorney General of the United States]] in the [[Donald Trump]] administration. Bentley instead named [[Luther Strange]], who had been the state attorney general since Bentley assumed the governorship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20161223/poole-interviews-for-sessions-senate-seat|title=Poole interviews for Sessions' Senate seat|first=Drew Taylor Staff|last=Writer|publisher=|accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref> Strange in turn was defeated by the [[conservative]] [[Roy Moore]] of Etowah County in a Republian runoff special election. Moore now faces a determined challenge on December 12 from the Democrat Doug Jones, a former U.S. Attorney.
Poole chairs two House committees: Ways and Means Education and Tuscaloosa County Legislation.<ref name=pvs/>
Poole chairs two House committees: Ways and Means Education and Tuscaloosa County Legislation.<ref name=pvs/>