Malika Sanders-Fortier

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Malika Sanders-Fortier
Member of the Alabama Senate
from the 23rd district
Assumed office
November 7, 2018
Preceded byHenry Sanders
Personal details
Born
Malika Asha Sanders

1973 (age 48–49)
Selma, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelationsHenry Sanders (father)
Faya Ora Rose Touré (mother)
EducationSpelman College (BA)
Birmingham School of Law (JD)

Malika Asha Sanders-Fortier (born 1973) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Alabama Senate from the 23rd district. She assumed office on November 7, 2018.

Early life and education[]

Sanders-Fortier was born in Selma, Alabama.[1] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Spelman College and a Juris Doctor from the Birmingham School of Law.[2]

Career[]

After graduating from college, Sanders-Fortier returned to Selma and worked as the executive director of 21st Century Youth Leadership Movement. She is a member of the Alabama State Bar and the Black Belt Lawyers Association.[3] Sanders-Fortier was elected to the Alabama Senate in November 2018, succeeding her father, Henry Sanders.[4][5][6] In January 2021, Sanders-Fortier introduced legislation to rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge.[7][8][9]

References[]

  1. ^ "SENATOR MALIKA SANDERS-FORTIER". selmacenter. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  2. ^ "Malika Sanders-Fortier". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  3. ^ "SENATOR SANDERS-FORTIER, MALIKA". www.legislature.state.al.us. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  4. ^ Brown, Robbie (2012-08-24). "Bust of Civil War General Stirs Anger in Alabama". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  5. ^ Benn, Alvin. "Sanders family leads Alabama's largest black law firm". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  6. ^ Press, Alex AuBuchon, Associated. "Daughter Takes Over Longest-Serving State Senator's Seat". www.apr.org. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  7. ^ Sun, Special to the Selma. "Sen. Malika Sanders-Fortier to introduce legislation to let Selma leaders rename Edmund Pettus Bridge". Selma Sun. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  8. ^ "Renaming Alabama bridge for John Lewis opposed in Selma". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  9. ^ "'Honor the local people of Selma': Edmund Pettus Bridge moves closer to being renamed". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
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