Will Ainsworth

Will Ainsworth

31st Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2019
Governor	Kay Ivey
Preceded by	Kay Ivey
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 27th district
In office November 4, 2014 – November 2018
Preceded by	Wes Long
Succeeded by	Wes Kitchens

Personal details
Born	(1981-03-22) March 22, 1981 (age 40) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Kendall Foster
Children	3
Education	Auburn University (BA)

Will Ainsworth (born March 22, 1981) is an American politician serving as the 31st and current lieutenant governor of Alabama, since 2019. He formerly served as a representative of the 27th district of the Alabama House of Representatives, a position he was elected to on November 4, 2014. He did not seek re-election in 2018, instead running for lieutenant governor.^[1] Ainsworth became the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor after winning the July 17 primary runoff against Twinkle Cavanaugh.^[2]

Personal life[]

Ainsworth was born on March 22, 1981. He is married to Kendall Foster, and the couple has three children together.

Politics[]

Ainsworth was elected to District 27 on November 4, 2014, and supported Alabama's ban on abortion in 2019.^[3]^{[failed verification]}

In July 2020, he criticized Gov. Kay Ivey's face mask mandate (an effort to combat COVID-19), saying that mandating people to wear masks was an "overstep that infringes upon the property rights of business owners and the ability of individuals to make their own health decisions".^[4] On October 21, 2020, Ainsworth announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.^[5]

Electoral history[]

2014 Alabama House of Representatives election[]

^[6]

Election	Candidates	Votes
General Election November 4	Jeff McLaughlin	4,959
General Election November 4	Will Ainsworth	7,355

2018 lieutenant gubernatorial election[]

Republican primary results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Twinkle Cavanaugh	238,333	43.27
	Republican	Will Ainsworth	204,465	37.12
	Republican	Rusty Glover	107,981	19.61
Total votes			550,779	100

Republican primary runoff results^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Will Ainsworth	164,486	51.46
	Republican	Twinkle Cavanaugh	155,137	48.54
Total votes			319,623	100

References[]

^ "Representative Ainsworth, Will". www.legislature.state.al.us. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
^ Lyman, Brian. "Will Ainsworth wins Republican nomination for lieutenant governor". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ Staff, Our Foreign (2019-05-15). "Alabama bans abortion with strictest legislation in US". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
^ "Lieutenant governor says Alabama mask mandate is an 'overstep'". WSFA. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
^ "Alabama's GOP lieutenant governor called mask rules an 'overstep.' Now he has tested positive for the coronavirus". Washington Post. October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
^ "Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2014". ballotpedia. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
^ "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

Political offices
Preceded by Kay Ivey	Lieutenant Governor of Alabama 2019–present	Incumbent

v t Statewide political officials of Alabama
U.S. senators	Richard Shelby Tommy Tuberville
State government	Kay Ivey, Governor Will Ainsworth, Lieutenant Governor Steve Marshall, Attorney General John Merrill, Secretary of State Young Boozer, Treasurer Jim Zeigler, Auditor Rick Pate, Agriculture Commissioner
Senate	Del Marsh, President pro tempore Greg Reed, Majority Leader Bobby Singleton, Minority Leader
House	Mac McCutcheon, Speaker Victor Gaston, Speaker pro tempore Nathaniel Ledbetter, Majority Leader Anthony Daniels, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Tom Parker, Chief Justice James Mitchell Tommy Bryan Will Sellers Alisa Wise Michael Bolin Sarah Hicks Stewart Brady E. Mendheim Jr. Greg Shaw, Associate Justices

v t Governors and lieutenant governors of Alabama
Governors	W. Bibb T. Bibb Pickens Murphy G. Moore S. Moore Gayle Clay McVay Bagby Fitzpatrick Martin Chapman Collier Winston A. Moore Shorter Watts Parsons Patton Swayne Smith Lindsay Lewis Houston Cobb E. A. O'Neal Seay T. Jones Oates Johnston Samford Jelks Comer E. O'Neal Henderson Kilby Brandon Graves Miller Graves Dixon Sparks Folsom Sr. Persons Folsom Sr. Patterson G. Wallace L. Wallace Brewer G. Wallace James G. Wallace Hunt Folsom Jr. James Siegelman Riley Bentley Ivey
Lieutenant governors	Applegate Moren McKinstry Ligon Cunningham Gray Seed Kilby Miller McDowell Davis Merrill Knight Carmichael Ellis Inzer Allen Hardwick Boutwell Allen Brewer Beasley McMillan B. Baxley Folsom Jr. Siegelman Windom L. Baxley Folsom Jr. Ivey Ainsworth

v t Lieutenant governors in the United States
Vice President of the United States: ▌ Kamala Harris (D)
AL ▌ Ainsworth (R) AK ▌ Meyer (R) AZ ▌ Hobbs (D)¹ AR ▌ Griffin (R) CA ▌ Kounalakis (D) CO ▌ Primavera (D) CT ▌ Bysiewicz (D) DE ▌ Hall-Long (D) FL ▌ Nuñez (R) GA ▌ Duncan (R) HI ▌ Green (D) ID ▌ McGeachin (R) IL ▌ Stratton (D) IN ▌ Crouch (R) IA ▌ Gregg (R) KS ▌ Toland (D) KY ▌ Coleman (D) LA ▌ Nungesser (R) ME ▌ Jackson (D)² MD ▌ Rutherford (R) MA ▌ Polito (R) MI ▌ Gilchrist (D) MN ▌ Flanagan (DFL) MS ▌ Hosemann (R) MO ▌ Kehoe (R) MT ▌ Juras (R) NE ▌ Foley (R) NV ▌ Cano Burkhead (D) NH ▌ Morse (R)² NJ ▌ Oliver (D) NM ▌ Morales (D) NY ▌ Benjamin (D) NC ▌ Robinson (R) ND ▌ Sanford (R) OH ▌ Husted (R) OK ▌ Pinnell (R) OR ▌ Fagan (D)¹ PA ▌ Fetterman (D) RI ▌ Matos (D) SC ▌ Evette (R) SD ▌ Rhoden (R) TN ▌ McNally (R)² TX ▌ Patrick (R) UT ▌ Henderson (R) VT ▌ Gray (D) VA ▌ Fairfax (D) WA ▌ Heck (D) WV ▌ Blair (R)² WI ▌ Barnes (D) WY ▌ Buchanan (R)¹ DC ▌ Mendelson (D)³ Territories: AS ▌ Ale (D) GU ▌ Tenorio (D) MP ▌ Palacios (I) PR ▌ (NPP)¹ VI ▌ Roach (D)
Italics indicate next-in-line of succession for states and territories without an official lieutenant governor: 1. Secretary of State 2. President of the Senate 3. Council Chair Political party affiliation ▌ Republican: 28 (26 states, 2 territories) ▌ Democratic: 26 (23 states, 2 territories, 1 district) ▌ New Progressive: 1 (1 territory) Vacant: 1 (1 state)

v t Presidents of state senates
United States Senate: ▌ Kamala Harris (D), ▌ Pat Leahy (D)
AL ▌ Ainsworth (R), ▌ Reed (R) AK ▌ Micciche (R) AZ ▌ Fann (R), ▌ Leach (R) AR ▌ Griffin (R), ▌ Hickey (R) CA ▌ Kounalakis (D), ▌ Atkins (D) CO ▌ Garcia (D), ▌ Donovan (D) CT ▌ Bysiewicz (D), ▌ Looney (D) DE ▌ Hall-Long (D), ▌ Sokola (D) FL ▌ Simpson (R), ▌ Bean (R) GA ▌ Duncan (R), ▌ Miller (R) HI ▌ Kouchi (D) ID ▌ McGeachin (R), ▌ Winder (R) IL ▌ Harmon (D), ▌ Cunningham (D) IN ▌ Crouch (R), ▌ Bray (R) IA ▌ Chapman (R), ▌ Zaun (R) KS ▌ Masterson (R) KY ▌ Stivers (R), ▌ Givens (R) LA ▌ Cortez (R), ▌ Mizell (R) ME ▌ Jackson (D) MD ▌ Ferguson (D), ▌ Griffith (D) MA ▌ Spilka (D), ▌ Brownsberger (D) MI ▌ Gilchrist (D), ▌ Nesbitt (R) MN ▌ Miller (R), ▌ Tomassoni (R) MS ▌ Hosemann (R), ▌ Kirby (R) MO ▌ Kehoe (R), ▌ Schatz (R) MT ▌ Blasdel (R), ▌ Ellsworth (R) NE ▌ Foley (R), ▌ Hilgers (R)* NV ▌ Cano Burkhead (D), ▌ Denis (D) NH ▌ Morse (R), ▌ Carson (R) NJ ▌ Sweeney (D), ▌ Ruiz (D) NM ▌ Morales (D), ▌ Stewart (D) NY ▌ Benjamin, ▌ Stewart-Cousins (D) NC ▌ Robinson (R), ▌ Berger (R) ND ▌ Sanford (R), ▌ Luick (R) OH ▌ Huffman (R), ▌ Hottinger (R) OK ▌ Pinnell (R), ▌ Treat (R) OR ▌ Courtney (D), ▌ Manning (D) PA ▌ Fetterman (D), ▌ Corman (R) RI ▌ Ruggerio (D), ▌ Gallo (D) SC ▌ Peeler (R) SD ▌ Rhoden (R), ▌ Schoenbeck (R) TN ▌ McNally (R), ▌ Haile (R) TX ▌ Patrick (R), ▌ Campbell (R) UT ▌ Adams (R) VT ▌ Gray (D), ▌ Balint (D) VA ▌ Fairfax (D), ▌ Lucas (D) WA ▌ Heck (D), ▌ Keiser (D) WV ▌ Blair (R), ▌ Boley (R) WI ▌ Kapenga (R), ▌ Testin (R) WY ▌ Dockstader (R) DC ▌ Mendelson (D)* Territories: AS ▌ (I) GU ▌ Terlaje (D)* MP ▌ Hofschneider (R) PR ▌ Dalmau (PPD), ▌ Huertas (PPD) VI ▌ (D)*
Italics indicate presidents pro tempore *Unicameral body

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