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| name=James Thomas<br> "Tommy" Hanes, Jr.

| name=James Thomas<br> "Tommy" Hanes, Jr.

Hanes serves on these committees: (1) Agriculture and Forestry, (2) Economic Development and Tourism,and  (3) Public Safety and Homeland Security.<ref name=pvs/> In 2015, Representative Hanes sponsored the legislation affirming the use of electrocution in executions. He voted against the establishment of public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He did not vote on the matter of permitting the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, which was approved 52-43. He voted against the increase in the cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Hanes supported legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation [[abortion]]s in Alabama. He voted against additional funding for new prison facilities, a measure which 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 alteration or removal of historic monuments, which passed 72-29. Hanes voted against the bill to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-19.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/149948/tommy-hanes#.WetwyrpFzb0|title=Tommy Hanes'  Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>

Hanes serves on these committees: (1) Agriculture and Forestry, (2) Economic Development and Tourism,and  (3) Public Safety and Homeland Security.<ref name=pvs/> In 2015, Representative Hanes sponsored the legislation affirming the use of electrocution in executions. He voted against the establishment of public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He did not vote on the matter of permitting the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, which was approved 52-43. He voted against the increase in the cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Hanes supported legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation [[abortion]]s in Alabama. He voted against additional funding for new prison facilities, a measure which 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 alteration or removal of historic monuments, which passed 72-29. Hanes voted against the bill to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-19.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/149948/tommy-hanes#.WetwyrpFzb0|title=Tommy Hanes'  Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}</ref>

Hanes 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 U.S. Attorney Doug Jones, in the December 12 special election. 

Hanes 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, however, was defeated by a [[liberal]] Democrat, former U.S. Attorney [[Doug Jones]], in the December 12 special election. 

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