Alabama speaker selected chairman of Southern Legislative Conference

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July 31, 2012

Alabama

By Geoff Pallay

MONTGOMERY, Alabama: Mike Hubbard (R), the Alabama State House Speaker, was selected as chairman of the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC).[1]

Hubbard succeeds West Virginia House of Delegates speaker Rick Thompson (D). Hubbard will host next year's SLC meeting in Mobile, Alabama.[1]

The SLC was founded in 1947 and operates under the Council of Governments. The following states are members of the SLC: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.[1]

Last month, Hubbard had a building named after him at Auburn University.[2] He also announced he would not run for Governor of Alabama in 2014.[3]

Hubbard first assumed office in 1998.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Opelika-Auburn News, "Hubbard elected to another political post," July 31, 2012 (dead link)
  2. ↑ Fox 10 TV "Auburn names building for Hubbard," June 23, 2012 (dead link)
  3. ↑ Birmingham News, "Mike Hubbard not running for Alabama governor ... in 2014," June 13, 2012
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