J. T. Waggoner

James Thomas Waggoner
James Thomas Waggoner
Majority Leader of the Alabama Senate
	In office; November 3, 2010 – November 2014
Preceded by	Zeb Little
Succeeded by	Greg Reed
Member of the Alabama Senate; from the 16th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 7, 1990
Preceded by	William Cabaniss
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives; from the 51st district
	In office; November 6, 1974 – November 8, 1983
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives; from the 14th district
	In office; November 1, 1966 – November 8, 1974
Preceded by	???
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born	January 8, 1937 (age 84); Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Marilyn Waggoner
Alma mater	Birmingham-Southern College; Birmingham School of Law

James Thomas "Jabo" Waggoner (born January 8, 1937) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 16th District since 1990.

Career[]

He was the Minority Leader from 1999 until the Republicans gained a legislative majority in November 2010 for the first time since Reconstruction, upon which he became Majority Leader. Previously he was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1966 to 1983 as a Democrat. He switched parties the following year to run unsuccessfully against U.S. Congressman Ben Erdreich in the Birmingham-based 6th district in 1984, receiving 40%.

In May 2019, he voted to make abortion a crime at any stage in a pregnancy, with no exemptions for cases of rape or incest.^[1]

References[]

^ Durkin, Erin; Benwell, Max (May 15, 2019). "These 25 white men – all Republicans – just voted to ban abortion in Alabama". The Guardian.

External links[]

Project Vote Smart – Senator J.T. 'Jabo' Waggoner (AL) profile
Follow the Money – J T (Jabo) Waggoner
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[1] Durkin, Erin; Benwell, Max (May 15, 2019). "These 25 white men – all Republicans – just voted to ban abortion in Alabama". The Guardian.

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James Thomas Waggoner

Majority Leader of the Alabama Senate
In office November 3, 2010 – November 2014
Preceded by	Zeb Little
Succeeded by	Greg Reed
Member of the Alabama Senate from the 16th district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 7, 1990
Preceded by	William Cabaniss
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 51st district
In office November 6, 1974 – November 8, 1983
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 14th district
In office November 1, 1966 – November 8, 1974
Preceded by	???
Succeeded by

Personal details
Born	(1937-01-08) January 8, 1937 (age 84) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Marilyn Waggoner
Alma mater	Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham School of Law