Chris Elliott (politician)

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Sen. Elliott at the ribbon cutting for the Orange Beach Middle/High School
Sen. Elliott views damage from the air after Hurricane Sally
Comm. Elliott with Sheriff Hoss Mack and Comm. Dorsey pushing back on plans to house unaccompanied minor aliens at Navy airfields.

Thomas Christopher "Chris" Elliott is an American politician currently serving his first term in the Alabama Senate in Senate District 32, having taken office in November 2018.

Early life and education[]

Sen. Elliott with Baldwin EDA director Lee Lawson and Governor Kay Ivey at the Paris Air show.


Senator Elliott was born and raised in Mobile and Baldwin Counties. After graduating from St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Mobile, Chris received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Richmond in Virginia, majoring in political science and urban policy.

Active in Republican politics for over two decades, Senator Chris Elliott has worked with numerous statewide and local political campaigns in Alabama. Chris served on the Executive Committee of the Baldwin County Republican Party, formerly as Vice Chairman for District 2, served on the Steering Committee of the Baldwin County Republican Party, the Executive Committee of the Alabama Republican Party, is a member and past Chairman of the Baldwin County Young Republicans, and is an associate member of both the Eastern Shore and South Baldwin Republican Women.

Sen. Elliott debating legislation on the floor of Alabama Senate

After completing his undergraduate studies, Chris worked for the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Emergency Management field and for Virginia Power focusing on Nuclear Security and Emergency Preparedness. He returned home to Baldwin County to raise his family where he is a small business owner who has started several successful small businesses.

Chris and his family are members of St. James Episcopal Church of Fairhope where he served as an usher and served on the Church’s Vestry. Chris is an avid sailor and upland bird hunter

Political career[]

Sen. Elliott opposing proposed I-10 Bridge Toll at MPO Meeting


Senator Elliott is an active member of the Alabama Senate, serving as Vice-Chairman of the Senate Government Affairs Committee and as a member of the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee; the Tourism Committee; the Transportation & Energy Committee; the Banking & Insurance Committee; the Committee on Confirmations; the Education Policy Committee; the Joint Transportation Committee; the Oil and Gas Study Committee; the Legislative Oversight Committee for the Alabama Housing Finance Authority; the Advisory Board for the Alabama Department of Senior Services; and the Aerospace and Defense Caucus.

He formerly served as the Chairman of the Baldwin County Commission and the Chairman of the Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organization, as well as on various national, statewide and countywide boards and committees. While Commissioner, Chris also served on the Board of Directors of Baldwin County United Way.

Elliott served as a member of the Baldwin County Commission from 2014 to 2018, including a term as Chairman of the commission. Elliott also served as chairman of the Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organization.

In 2015, he was recognized as one of the Mobile Area's Top 40 Under 40 Young Leaders by Mobile Bay Monthly Magazine[1] and, in 2018, he was recognized in the Yellowhammer Power and Influence 50,Who's Next,[2] an annual list of the 50 most powerful and influential players in Alabama politics. He is a graduate of the Alabama Leadership Initiative and a member of the 30th Class of Leadership Alabama. [3] In 2020, Chris was recognized as an Emerging Legislative Leader by the State Legislative Leaders Foundation and the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. [4]

Elliott currently serves on the following committees:[5]

  • Vice Chair: Governmental Affairs
  • Member: Confirmations
  • Member: Education Policy
  • Member: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
  • Member: Banking and Insurance
  • Member: Transportation and Energy
  • Member: Tourism

References[]

  1. ^ "Mobile Bay's 2015 Class Of 40 Under 40". Mobile Bay Magazine. January 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "2018 POWER & INFLUENCE: Who's next?". Yellowhammer News. October 9, 2018.
  3. ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2019/06/20/leadership-alabama-unveils-2019-2020-class.html
  4. ^ https://yellowhammernews.com/state-sen-elliott-tabbed-as-emerging-legislative-leader-by-national-foundation/
  5. ^ "State Senator Chris Elliott". baldwincountyal.gov.

External links[]

http://electchriselliott.com/

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