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| − | '''Katie Boyd Britt''' (born February 2, 1982) is an American politician, attorney, and businesswoman from [[Republican Party]]. She is the current US Senator from [[Alabama]]. Katie Britt won 2022 Midterm election. She defeated [[Mo Brooks]] in primary. Britt created good platform during election and lead successful campaign, however there was speculation against her for being chief of staff for Senator [[Richard Shelby]]. She also got huge support from [[Mitch McConnell]]. | + | '''Katie Elizabeth Boyd Britt''' (born February 2, 1982) is an American politician, attorney, and businesswoman, a member of the [[Republican Party]]. She is the current junior US Senator from [[Alabama]]. |
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| − | In Mar 2024, she gave the Republican response at Biden's [[SOTU]] address.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240308043915/https://www.britt.senate.gov/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-makes-impassioned-plea-for-action-on-border-security/ U.S. Senator Katie Britt Makes Impassioned Plea for Action on Border Security] | + | Britt ran for Senate in 2022. The primary race featured six candidates; she and [[Mo Brooks]] (a US Representative) faced off in a runoff which she won. She was endorsed by then former President [[Donald Trump]], former White House Press Secretary [[Sarah Huckabee Sanders]], and numerous Senators and Representatives at the federal and state level, along with a considerable number of business organizations. The general election (as expected, given Alabama is a strongly Republican state) was not close, with Britt nearly winning 2/3 of the vote. |
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| | + | In March 2024, she gave the Republican response at Biden's [[SOTU]] address.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240308043915/https://www.britt.senate.gov/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-makes-impassioned-plea-for-action-on-border-security/ U.S. Senator Katie Britt Makes Impassioned Plea for Action on Border Security] |
| | *[https://www.foxnews.com/video/6348442533112 Sen. Katie Britt delivers the GOP response to Biden's State of the Union address]. | | *[https://www.foxnews.com/video/6348442533112 Sen. Katie Britt delivers the GOP response to Biden's State of the Union address]. |
| | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1gWtWVmcXs Watch Live: Republican Response to State of the Union | WSJ]. Mar 5, 2024</ref> | | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1gWtWVmcXs Watch Live: Republican Response to State of the Union | WSJ]. Mar 5, 2024</ref> |
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| | Freshman Alabama senator joins 'Fox & Friends' after delivering scathing SOTU response.</small></blockquote></ref> | | Freshman Alabama senator joins 'Fox & Friends' after delivering scathing SOTU response.</small></blockquote></ref> |
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| − | She is seen as a 'rising star'.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/07/politics/katie-britt-republican-response-sotu/index.html Alabama Sen. Katie Britt says ‘the American dream has turned into a nightmare’ in GOP rebuttal to Biden’s State of the Union]. | + | She is seen as a 'rising star'<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/07/politics/katie-britt-republican-response-sotu/index.html Alabama Sen. Katie Britt says ‘the American dream has turned into a nightmare’ in GOP rebuttal to Biden’s State of the Union]. |
| | By Clare Foran and Kaanita Iyer, ''CNN'', March 8, 2024.<blockquote><small> | | By Clare Foran and Kaanita Iyer, ''CNN'', March 8, 2024.<blockquote><small> |
| | Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former White House communications director during the Trump administration who is now a CNN political commentator, called Britt “a rising star”... | | Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former White House communications director during the Trump administration who is now a CNN political commentator, called Britt “a rising star”... |
| − | GOP leaders have touted Britt, 42, as a leading voice in a new generation of Republican lawmakers...</small></blockquote></ref> | + | GOP leaders have touted Britt, 42, as a leading voice in a new generation of Republican lawmakers...</small></blockquote></ref>; in her first term she is (as of 2025) on three major Senate Committees (Appropriations, Judiciary, and Rules and Administration). |
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| − | In 2024 Katie Britt voted to send 61$ billion to Ukraine, although she attacked Mo Brooks who voted to sent 40$ billion back in 2022.<ref>https://www.al.com/advice/2024/04/katie-britt-signals-possible-support-for-ukraine-aid-after-voting-against-package-in-february.html</ref> | + | In 2024 Katie Britt voted to send 61$ billion to Ukraine, although she attacked Mo Brooks who voted to send 40$ billion back in 2022.<ref>https://www.al.com/advice/2024/04/katie-britt-signals-possible-support-for-ukraine-aid-after-voting-against-package-in-february.html</ref> |
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| | {{DEFAULTSORT:Britt, Katie}} | | {{DEFAULTSORT:Britt, Katie}} |
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