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Drake 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/Dickie_Drake|title=Dickie Drake|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 24, 2017}}</ref>

Drake 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/Dickie_Drake|title=Dickie Drake|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 24, 2017}}</ref>

Drake is the vice chairman of the House Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee and hold membership on four other panels: (1) Jefferson County Legislation, (2) Judiciary, (3) Publis Safety and Homeland Security, and (4) Shelby County Legislation.<ref name=pvs/>

Drake is the vice chairman of the House Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee and hold membership on four other panels: (1) Jefferson County Legislation, (2) Judiciary, (3) Public Safety and Homeland Security, and (4) Shelby County Legislation.<ref name=pvs/>

In 2013, Representative Drake voted to establish health care standards for [[abortion]] facilities in Alabama. In 2014, he voted to prohibit abortion after the detection of the heartbeat of the unborn child. He voted to permit display of the [[Ten Commandments]] on public property, a measure which passed the House, 77-19. He supported drug testing for certain recipients of the public welfare system. In 2015, Drake voted to authorize executions by electrocution, a measure which passed the House, 76-26. 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 supported the increase in the  cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Drake voted to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation abortions in Alabama. He voted to increase funding for new prison facilities, a measure which passed the House, 52-33. In 2017, he supported allowing midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He supported reducing the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments, which passed the House, 72-29. He opposed the bill to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, a measure which nevertheless passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/142504/dickie-drake#.We_t8WhSxhE|title=Dickie Drake's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 24, 2017}}</ref>

In 2013, Representative Drake voted to establish health care standards for [[abortion]] facilities in Alabama. In 2014, he voted to prohibit abortion after the detection of the heartbeat of the unborn child. He voted to permit display of the [[Ten Commandments]] on public property, a measure which passed the House, 77-19. He supported drug testing for certain recipients of the public welfare system. In 2015, Drake voted to authorize executions by electrocution, a measure which passed the House, 76-26. 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 supported the increase in the  cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Drake voted to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation abortions in Alabama. He voted to increase funding for new prison facilities, a measure which passed the House, 52-33. In 2017, he supported allowing midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He supported reducing the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments, which passed the House, 72-29. He opposed the bill to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, a measure which nevertheless passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/142504/dickie-drake#.We_t8WhSxhE|title=Dickie Drake's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 24, 2017}}</ref>