Ann Bedsole, a trailblazer in Alabama politics who became the first woman elected to the Alabama Senate, has died. She was 95. The Alabama Republican Party on Tuesday announced Bedsole’s death.
NFL Cornerback James Bradberry embraces Rep. Rolanda Hollis, D-Birmingham, on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives on April 10, 2025 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama.
Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, speaks to Rep. Steve Clouse, R-Ozark, on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives on April 1, 2025 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. The ...
A longtime Mobile resident, she made history as the first Republican woman in the Alabama House of Representatives and the ...
Bedsole had been described as a renaissance woman and a “trailblazer” in Alabama politics.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Alabama House of Representatives passed the 2026 General Fund Budget Thursday, according to the Office of House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter. The budget includes $3.7 ...
She was the first woman elected to Alabama's State Senate led the formation of the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science.