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Malika Sanders-Fortier
Malika Sanders-Fortier (Democratic Party) was a member of the Alabama State Senate, representing District 23. She assumed office on November 7, 2018. She left office on November 9, 2022.
Sanders-Fortier (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Alabama. She lost in the Democratic primary runoff on June 21, 2022.
Biography
Malika Sanders-Fortier graduated from Selma High School in 1991.[1] Sanders-Fortier earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Spelman College in 1995 and a J.D. from Birmingham School of Law in 2013.[1][2] Her career experience includes working with Chestnut, Sanders, & Sanders, LLC and as the president of Grassroots Democracy.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Sanders-Fortier was assigned to the following committees:
- Children and Youth Health Committee, no longer in office
- Finance and Taxation Education Committee
- Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee
- Governmental Affairs Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety Committee
2021-2022
Sanders-Fortier was assigned to the following committees:
- Children and Youth Health Committee
- Finance and Taxation Education Committee
- Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee
- Governmental Affairs Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety Committee
2019-2020
Sanders-Fortier was assigned to the following committees:
- Finance and Taxation Education Committee
- Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee
- Governmental Affairs Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety Committee
- Children and Youth Health Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Alabama gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Alabama
Incumbent Kay Ivey defeated Yolanda Flowers, James Blake, and Jared Budlong in the general election for Governor of Alabama on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kay Ivey (R) | 66.9 | 946,932 |
 | Yolanda Flowers (D) | 29.2 | 412,961 | |
 | James Blake (L) | 3.2 | 45,958 | |
 | Jared Budlong (Independent) (Write-in)  | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 9,432 | ||
| Total votes: 1,415,283 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Governor of Alabama
Yolanda Flowers defeated Malika Sanders-Fortier in the Democratic primary runoff for Governor of Alabama on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yolanda Flowers | 55.1 | 32,529 |
 | Malika Sanders-Fortier | 44.9 | 26,469 | |
| Total votes: 58,998 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Alabama
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Alabama on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yolanda Flowers | 33.9 | 56,991 |
| ✔ | | Malika Sanders-Fortier | 32.5 | 54,699 |
 | Patricia Jamieson | 11.7 | 19,691 | |
 | Arthur Kennedy | 9.3 | 15,630 | |
 | Doug Smith | 7.1 | 11,861 | |
 | Chad Chig Martin | 5.6 | 9,352 | |
| Total votes: 168,224 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Alabama
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Alabama on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kay Ivey | 54.5 | 357,069 |
 | Lynda Blanchard | 19.2 | 126,202 | |
 | Tim James | 16.2 | 106,181 | |
 | Lew Burdette | 6.5 | 42,924 | |
 | Dean Odle | 1.8 | 11,767 | |
| Donald Jones | 0.6 | 3,821 | ||
| Dave Thomas | 0.4 | 2,886 | ||
 | Stacy George | 0.4 | 2,546 | |
 | Dean Young | 0.4 | 2,356 | |
| Total votes: 655,752 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jim Zeigler (R)
2018
- See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Alabama State Senate District 23
Malika Sanders-Fortier defeated Mark Story in the general election for Alabama State Senate District 23 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Malika Sanders-Fortier (D) | 65.5 | 30,193 |
| Mark Story (Independent) | 34.3 | 15,796 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 88 | ||
| Total votes: 46,077 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alabama State Senate District 23
Malika Sanders-Fortier advanced from the Democratic primary for Alabama State Senate District 23 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Malika Sanders-Fortier |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Henry Sanders (D)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Scorecards
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2022
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2021
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2020
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In 2020, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from February 4 to May 18.
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2019
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In 2019, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from March 5 through May 31.
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Alabama State Senate District 23 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by Robert Stewart (D) |
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State of Alabama Montgomery (capital) |
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