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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Randy Wood
| image=
| office=Alabama State Representative for District 36 (Calhoun, St. Clair, and Talladega counties)
| term_start=November 2002
| term_end=
| predecessor=
| successor=
| birth_date=March 25, 1947
| birth_place=Tift County<br>[[Georgia]]
| death_date=
| death_place=
| resting_place=
| profession=[[Business]]man
| religion=
| spouse=Linda C. Wood
| children=One child, Allison
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
}}
'''Randy Wood''' (born March 25, 1947) is a body shop owner from Anniston, [[Alabama]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Alabama House of Representatives for District 36, which encompasses Calhoun, St. Clair, and Talladega counties in the north central portion of his state. A representative since 2002, he was from 1998 to 2002, a member of the Calhoun County Commission.
Born in Tift County in southern [[Georgia]], Wood served in the Alabama National Guard. He graduated from Southern Union Community College in Wadley in Randolph County in eastern Alabama. He owns and operates Wood's Auto Body Shop.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/27617/randy-wood#.WfP9pbpFzb0|title=Randy Wood|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 28, 2017}}</ref> He s a member of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #4 and the Civitan and Lions clubs. He and his wife, Linda, have one child, Allison<ref name=ballotpedia/> and two grandchildren.<ref name=pvs/>
In 2010, Wood won his third term in the House by defeating Beverly Owen Barber in the Republican [[primary]] and the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Garry Bearden in the November 2 [[general election]]. In 2014, he was unopposed for his fourth term in both the primary and general election.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Randy_Wood|title=Randy Wood|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 28, 2017}}</ref>
Wood is the chairman of the House Internal Affairs Committee and a member of these other committees: (1) Military and Veterans' Affairs, (2) Rules, and (3) State Government.<ref name=pvs/>
In 2013, Representative Wood voted to establish requirements for medical care at [[Abortion|abortuaries]] in Alabama. In 2014, he supported the prohibition of abortion after the detection of the heartbeat of the unborn child. He voted for a state tax credit for those adopting children, a measure which passed, 72-23. He voted to display of the [[Ten Commandments]] on state property, a measure which passed, 77-19. He voted to require drug testing for certain recipients of the public welfare program. In 2015, he sponsored 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 voted to increase the cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. He voted to require animal shelters to compile monthy reports, a measure which failed in the House, 28-67. He voted to authorize officials to refuse to perform marriage ceremonies in cases of moral conflict.<ref name=voting/>
In 2016, Wood co-sponsored legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation [[abortion]]s in Alabama. He opposed additional funding for new prison facilities, a measure which nevertheless 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 judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which passed the House, 78-19. Wood voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] monuments through the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017, which passed the House, 72-29.<ref name=voting>{{cite web| url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/27617/randy-wood#.WfUa37pFzb0|title=Randy Wood's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>
Wood was an early supporter of [[conservative]] Republican former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court [[Roy Moore]] for the [[United States Senate]] seat vacated by now [[Attorney General of the United States|Attorney General]] [[Jeff Sessions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/08/roy_moore_gets_endorsements_fr.html|title=Roy Moore gets endorsements from 14 Alabama lawmakers|publisher=Al.com|date=August 22, 2017|author=Mike Casson|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref> Moore now faces a [[liberal]] Democrat, former United States Attorney Doug Jones, in the December 12 special election.
==References==
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[[Category:Alabama]]
[[Category:Georgia]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]
[[Category:United States Army]]
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Randy Wood
| image=
| office=Alabama State Representative for District 36 (Calhoun, St. Clair, and Talladega counties)
| term_start=November 2002
| term_end=
| predecessor=
| successor=
| birth_date=March 25, 1947
| birth_place=Tift County<br>[[Georgia]]
| death_date=
| death_place=
| resting_place=
| profession=[[Business]]man
| religion=
| spouse=Linda C. Wood
| children=One child, Allison
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
}}
'''Randy Wood''' (born March 25, 1947) is a body shop owner from Anniston, [[Alabama]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Alabama House of Representatives for District 36, which encompasses Calhoun, St. Clair, and Talladega counties in the north central portion of his state. A representative since 2002, he was from 1998 to 2002, a member of the Calhoun County Commission.
Born in Tift County in southern [[Georgia]], Wood served in the Alabama National Guard. He graduated from Southern Union Community College in Wadley in Randolph County in eastern Alabama. He owns and operates Wood's Auto Body Shop.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/27617/randy-wood#.WfP9pbpFzb0|title=Randy Wood|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 28, 2017}}</ref> He s a member of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #4 and the Civitan and Lions clubs. He and his wife, Linda, have one child, Allison<ref name=ballotpedia/> and two grandchildren.<ref name=pvs/>
In 2010, Wood won his third term in the House by defeating Beverly Owen Barber in the Republican [[primary]] and the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Garry Bearden in the November 2 [[general election]]. In 2014, he was unopposed for his fourth term in both the primary and general election.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Randy_Wood|title=Randy Wood|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 28, 2017}}</ref>
Wood is the chairman of the House Internal Affairs Committee and a member of these other committees: (1) Military and Veterans' Affairs, (2) Rules, and (3) State Government.<ref name=pvs/>
In 2013, Representative Wood voted to establish requirements for medical care at [[Abortion|abortuaries]] in Alabama. In 2014, he supported the prohibition of abortion after the detection of the heartbeat of the unborn child. He voted for a state tax credit for those adopting children, a measure which passed, 72-23. He voted to display of the [[Ten Commandments]] on state property, a measure which passed, 77-19. He voted to require drug testing for certain recipients of the public welfare program. In 2015, he sponsored 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 voted to increase the cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. He voted to require animal shelters to compile monthy reports, a measure which failed in the House, 28-67. He voted to authorize officials to refuse to perform marriage ceremonies in cases of moral conflict.<ref name=voting/>
In 2016, Wood co-sponsored legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation [[abortion]]s in Alabama. He opposed additional funding for new prison facilities, a measure which nevertheless 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 judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which passed the House, 78-19. Wood voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] monuments through the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017, which passed the House, 72-29.<ref name=voting>{{cite web| url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/27617/randy-wood#.WfUa37pFzb0|title=Randy Wood's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>
Wood was an early supporter of [[conservative]] Republican former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court [[Roy Moore]] for the [[United States Senate]] seat vacated by now [[Attorney General of the United States|Attorney General]] [[Jeff Sessions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/08/roy_moore_gets_endorsements_fr.html|title=Roy Moore gets endorsements from 14 Alabama lawmakers|publisher=Al.com|date=August 22, 2017|author=Mike Casson|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref> Moore now faces a [[liberal]] Democrat, former United States Attorney Doug Jones, in the December 12 special election.
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Randy}}
[[Category:Alabama]]
[[Category:Georgia]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]
[[Category:United States Army]]