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{{Infobox officeholder

|name=Micky Hammon

|name=Micky Hammon

|office=Majority Leader of the [[Alabama House of Representatives]]

|office=Majority Leader of the Alabama House of Representatives

|term_start=January 12, 2011

|term_start=January 12, 2011

|term_end=February 2017

|term_end=February 2017

|predecessor=[[Ken Guin]]

|predecessor=Ken Guin

|successor=[[Nathaniel Ledbetter]]

|successor=[[Nathaniel Ledbetter]]

|office2=Alabama State Representative for District 4 (Limestone and Morgan counties)

|office2=Alabama State Representative for District 4 (Limestone and Morgan counties)

|term_start2=November 6, 2002

|term_start2=November 6, 2002

|term_end2=September 26, 2017

|term_end2=September 26, 2017

|predecessor2=[[Angelo Mancuso]]

|predecessor2=Angelo Mancuso

|successor2=Pending

|successor2=Pending

|birth_date=1957

|birth_date=1957

Hammon was the chairman of the House Public Safety and Homeland Committee as well as two subcommittees on Economic Development and Homeland Security and Immigration. He was the vice chairman of the Economic Development and Tourism Committee.<ref name=pvs/>

Hammon was the chairman of the House Public Safety and Homeland Committee as well as two subcommittees on Economic Development and Homeland Security and Immigration. He was the vice chairman of the Economic Development and Tourism Committee.<ref name=pvs/>

Hammon carried the support of the [[Tea Party movement]].<ref>[http://www.alabamateapartyexpress.com/ The Alabama Tea Party Express]</ref> In 2011, he co-authored an [[immigration]] restriction bill which became state law and went after critics of the measure. Hammon said the law would enhance job creation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2011/10/alabama_rep_micky_hammon_rips.html|title=Alabama Rep. Micky Hammon rips congresswoman [Democrat Terri Sewell]'s criticism of immigration law|publisher=AL.com|date=October 17, 2011|accessdate=October 31, 2017}}</ref>

Hammon carried the support of the [[Tea Party movement]].<ref>[http://www.alabamateapartyexpress.com/ The Alabama Tea Party Express]</ref> In 2011, he co-authored an [[immigration]] restriction bill which became state law and went after critics of the measure. Hammon said the law would enhance job creation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2011/10/alabama_rep_micky_hammon_rips.html|title=Alabama Rep. Micky Hammon rips congresswoman [Democrat [[Terri Sewell]]]'s criticism of immigration law|publisher=AL.com|date=October 17, 2011|accessdate=October 31, 2017}}</ref>

In 2013, Representative Hammon voted to establish health care standards for [[abortion]] facilities in Alabama. In 2014, he supported the bill to prohibit abortion after the detection of the heartbeat of the unborn child. He voted to display 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, Hammon supported 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 supported the bill to permit the home schooled to participate in athletic events at public schools, a measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He did not vote on the bill which increased the cigarette tax;  the legislation passed the House, 52-46. He voted against requiring animal shelters to compile monthly reports, a measure which the House disapproved, 28-67. In 2016, Hammon supported legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation abortions in Alabama. He voted for the increase in funding for new prison facilities, legislation which  cleared the House, 52-33. In 2017, he supported allowing midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won easy House approval, 84-11. He did not vote on the legislation which reduces the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted for the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, which prohibits the alteration or removal of historic [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] monuments. The House still approved the measure, 72-29. He did not vote on the question of prohibiting judicial override of sentencing guidelines, a measure which passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=

In 2013, Representative Hammon voted to establish health care standards for [[abortion]] facilities in Alabama. In 2014, he supported the bill to prohibit abortion after the detection of the heartbeat of the unborn child. He voted to display 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, Hammon supported 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 supported the bill to permit the home schooled to participate in athletic events at public schools, a measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He did not vote on the bill which increased the cigarette tax;  the legislation passed the House, 52-46. He voted against requiring animal shelters to compile monthly reports, a measure which the House disapproved, 28-67. In 2016, Hammon supported legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation abortions in Alabama. He voted for the increase in funding for new prison facilities, legislation which  cleared the House, 52-33. In 2017, he supported allowing midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won easy House approval, 84-11. He did not vote on the legislation which reduces the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted for the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, which prohibits the alteration or removal of historic [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] monuments. The House still approved the measure, 72-29. He did not vote on the question of prohibiting judicial override of sentencing guidelines, a measure which passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=