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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Chester Mac McCutcheon
| office=66th Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives
| term_start =August 15, 2016
| term_end =
| predecessor=Victor Gaston (interim following the resignation of [[Mike Hubbard]])
| successor=
| office2=Alabama State Representative for District 25 (Limestone and Madison counties)
| term_start2=November 8, 2006
| term_end2=
| predecessor2=Ray Garner
| successor2=
| birth_date=July 15, 1952
| birth_place=Madison County, [[Alabama]], USA
| death_date =
| death_place =
| resting_place=
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Debora Kennedy McCutcheon
| children=Christopher N. McCutcheon<br>
April Nicole McCutheon
| residence=Athens<br>Madison County
| alma_mater=John Sparkman High School<br>
Trinity University in Texas
| occupation=Farmer<br>pastor<br>police officer
| religion=Church of God
}}
'''Chester C. McCutcheon''', known as '''Mac McCutcheon''' (born July 15, 1952),<ref name=mylife>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/chestermac-mccutcheon/chestermacmccutcheon|title=Chester McCutcheon|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=November 4, 2017}}</ref> is the current Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, a [[Republican Party|Republican]] who was first elected to the state legislature in 2006. He represents District 25 in Limestone and Madison counties in northern Alabama and resides in Athens in Madison County.
McCutcheon graduated in 1970 from John Sparkman High School<ref name=mylife/> in Harvest in Madison County, but the school was then located in nearby Toney. He holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice administration from Trinity University in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]. He was a police officer in [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]] prior to his election to the legislature. He has also farmed and is a member of the College Park Church of God in Huntsville. He has also been a pastor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/ispy?=Mac+McCutcheon&webmenu=-1#.Wf5YCrpFx2E|title=Mac McCutcheon|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 4, 2017}}</ref>
In his first victory in 2006 and in his reelections of 2010 and 2014, McCutcheon ran without opposition in the [[general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Mac_McCutcheon|title=Mac McCutcheon|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=November 4, 2017}}</ref>
In August 2017, Senator Arthur Orr, a Decatur Republican, announced that he will introduced a bill in 2018, an election year, to permit county commissions to raise a local gasoline tax for specific road projects.<ref name=orr>{{cite web|url=http://www.decaturdaily.com/news/local/orr-will-resurrect-gas-tax-bill/article_1da5b041-a577-5969-ab16-a689be674895.html|title=Orr will resurrect gas tax bill|publisher=Decaturdaily.org|author=Evan Belanger|date=August 28, 2017|accessdate=November 4, 2017}}</ref> Speaker McCutcheon said that while Orr's bill will be discussed, he noted that similar legislation has died in past session, and passage would be unlikely because, "in an election year, the reality of getting legislators to vote for any type of revenue measure will be tough."<ref name=orr/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:McCutcheon, Mac}}
[[Category:Alabama]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Christians]]
[[Category:Clergy]]
| name=Chester Mac McCutcheon
| office=66th Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives
| term_start =August 15, 2016
| term_end =
| predecessor=Victor Gaston (interim following the resignation of [[Mike Hubbard]])
| successor=
| office2=Alabama State Representative for District 25 (Limestone and Madison counties)
| term_start2=November 8, 2006
| term_end2=
| predecessor2=Ray Garner
| successor2=
| birth_date=July 15, 1952
| birth_place=Madison County, [[Alabama]], USA
| death_date =
| death_place =
| resting_place=
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Debora Kennedy McCutcheon
| children=Christopher N. McCutcheon<br>
April Nicole McCutheon
| residence=Athens<br>Madison County
| alma_mater=John Sparkman High School<br>
Trinity University in Texas
| occupation=Farmer<br>pastor<br>police officer
| religion=Church of God
}}
'''Chester C. McCutcheon''', known as '''Mac McCutcheon''' (born July 15, 1952),<ref name=mylife>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/chestermac-mccutcheon/chestermacmccutcheon|title=Chester McCutcheon|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=November 4, 2017}}</ref> is the current Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, a [[Republican Party|Republican]] who was first elected to the state legislature in 2006. He represents District 25 in Limestone and Madison counties in northern Alabama and resides in Athens in Madison County.
McCutcheon graduated in 1970 from John Sparkman High School<ref name=mylife/> in Harvest in Madison County, but the school was then located in nearby Toney. He holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice administration from Trinity University in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]. He was a police officer in [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]] prior to his election to the legislature. He has also farmed and is a member of the College Park Church of God in Huntsville. He has also been a pastor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/ispy?=Mac+McCutcheon&webmenu=-1#.Wf5YCrpFx2E|title=Mac McCutcheon|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 4, 2017}}</ref>
In his first victory in 2006 and in his reelections of 2010 and 2014, McCutcheon ran without opposition in the [[general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Mac_McCutcheon|title=Mac McCutcheon|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=November 4, 2017}}</ref>
In August 2017, Senator Arthur Orr, a Decatur Republican, announced that he will introduced a bill in 2018, an election year, to permit county commissions to raise a local gasoline tax for specific road projects.<ref name=orr>{{cite web|url=http://www.decaturdaily.com/news/local/orr-will-resurrect-gas-tax-bill/article_1da5b041-a577-5969-ab16-a689be674895.html|title=Orr will resurrect gas tax bill|publisher=Decaturdaily.org|author=Evan Belanger|date=August 28, 2017|accessdate=November 4, 2017}}</ref> Speaker McCutcheon said that while Orr's bill will be discussed, he noted that similar legislation has died in past session, and passage would be unlikely because, "in an election year, the reality of getting legislators to vote for any type of revenue measure will be tough."<ref name=orr/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:McCutcheon, Mac}}
[[Category:Alabama]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Christians]]
[[Category:Clergy]]