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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>   

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 measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He opposed the increase in 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>

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 measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He opposed the increase in 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>

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