Malika Sanders-Fortier
Malika Sanders-Fortier | |
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Member of the Alabama Senate from the 23rd district | |
Assumed office November 7, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Henry Sanders |
Personal details | |
Born | Malika Asha Sanders 1973 (age 48–49) Selma, Alabama, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Relations | Henry Sanders (father) Faya Ora Rose Touré (mother) |
Education | Spelman 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[]
- ^ "SENATOR MALIKA SANDERS-FORTIER". selmacenter. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ^ "Malika Sanders-Fortier". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ^ "SENATOR SANDERS-FORTIER, MALIKA". www.legislature.state.al.us. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Benn, Alvin. "Sanders family leads Alabama's largest black law firm". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ^ Press, Alex AuBuchon, Associated. "Daughter Takes Over Longest-Serving State Senator's Seat". www.apr.org. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Renaming Alabama bridge for John Lewis opposed in Selma". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ^ "'Honor the local people of Selma': Edmund Pettus Bridge moves closer to being renamed". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- Living people
- 1973 births
- People from Selma, Alabama
- Spelman College alumni
- Birmingham School of Law alumni
- Alabama lawyers
- Alabama Democrats
- Members of the Alabama House of Representatives
- Women state legislators in Alabama
- African-American state legislators in Alabama
- Alabama state senators
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians