Majority Leader of the Alabama Senate representing Senate District 8.
Joined February 2015
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Steve Livingston retweeted
#ALBOE President Pro Tem Dr Allen Long and I were in Florence today to celebrate the Grand Opening of the Lauderdale County Innovation Center—this state-of-the-art career tech center will provide students with the skills they need when they graduate & enter the workforce – at Florence, AL
Steve Livingston retweeted
We officially kicked off the 2026–2027 school year with our teacher inservice! We were honored to welcome
@SenLivingstonAL , Representative Mike Kirkland, Sheriff Rocky Harnen, and our guest speaker @ToddWhitaker , author and educational leader. Here's to a great 2026–2027 year!
Steve Livingston retweeted
“Back in 2014, we had just gotten our starts in the State Legislature, both freshman members who barely knew how to get around the State House,” Alabama House Speaker @RepLedbetter and Alabama Senate Majority Leader @SenLivingstonAL write.
“Neither of us imagined we would one day wind up in House and Senate leadership positions, either.
That was not the goal back then. We simply wanted to represent our districts the best way we knew how, both of which include DeKalb County.
Who originally came up with the idea remains a friendly point of contention to this day, but either way, we somehow decided to put together a Fourth of July Breakfast for the community.
That first year, we maybe had two dozen people show up, most of whom were longtime friends and local elected leaders killing time before watching the parade or making their rounds to all the different booths at the Henagar Potato Festival.
It was mostly a crowd of people we both knew well, and to be honest, we were happy that anyone showed up that early at all. We had several police officers and sheriff’s deputies come by and grab a plate.
Most of the folks who attended also had to help cook the food, and that certainly included both of us on bacon-frying duty.
When we got finished that first year, we were not sure if that would be the first and last one of those events.
But the word started to get out that we made a pretty good country breakfast, and each year the crowd grew little by little.
By the third year, the breakfast was drawing well over 200 people from not just DeKalb County, but all across Alabama.”
Read full column here: yellowhammernews.com/speaker…
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Proud to welcome new law enforcement vehicles to Jackson County thanks to @RepDaleStrong. Bringing tax dollars back home and giving our men and women in blue every resource they need to serve and protect our community is why federal, state, and local partnerships matter.
Steve Livingston retweeted
AFA is proud to announce its endorsement of Senate Republican Majority Leader Steve Livingston for Alabama Senate District 8 and House Republican Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen for Alabama House District 9.
The Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Starting today, Alabama families are getting another $135 million in tax relief on groceries and everyday essentials. Alabama is one of the lowest-taxed states in America, thanks to @ALSenateRepubs’ commonsense conservatism.
Alabama shoppers will see two major sales tax changes at the register starting today.
The state’s sales tax on groceries drops from 3% to 2%, and a new three-year exemption removes the 4% state sales tax from a list of baby, maternity and menstrual products.
Under the grocery change, the 2% rate applies to “food” as defined by the federal SNAP program, excluding alcohol, tobacco and hot prepared foods.
A cut to the sales tax on groceries was first passed by the Alabama Legislature in 2023 with widespread support.
Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth led the charge and garnered unanimous support behind State Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Centre) and State Rep. Danny Garrett’s (R-Trussville) measure to implement a gradual reduction, tied to a 3.5% year-over-year increase in Education Trust Fund revenues.
At that time, it stood as the largest tax cut in Alabama history.
In 2025, lawmakers accelerated that reduction by an additional 1% – resulting in an estimated $123 million in annual savings.
Combined with previous cuts, the total savings from the grocery tax reduction will reach approximately $246 million annually.
Local city and county sales taxes are unchanged unless a local government votes to reduce them, which is now possible under the new law.
Another tax cut begins today, covering baby formula, diapers, wipes, bottles, breast pumps and pumping equipment, maternity clothing and menstrual hygiene products.
A tax cut on this category of items was proposed in recent years by State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), and was finally accomplished in 2025 with support from both the Alabama House and Senate, as well as Governor Kay Ivey.
Taken together, today’s changes cap a run of tax relief passed by lawmakers this quadrennium.
Read more here: yellowhammernews.com/alabama…
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Steve Livingston retweeted
Happy Labor Day to the men and women who keep our country running🇺🇸
The Republican Party is the party of working families, and Senate Republicans are doing our part by delivering lower taxes and bigger paychecks for hardworking Alabama families.
Thanks to all those who keep us safe! #SPD Suspect accused of shooting Scottsboro Police officer in custody waff.com/2025/07/27/suspect-…
In his four terms in the Alabama State Senate and decades-long service in the Legislature, Senator Tom Butler has worked tirelessly to make life better for the people of Alabama. It’s been a privilege to serve alongside Tom and to call him both a friend and a true statesman.
An era in state and local politics is coming to an end.
After four decades in the state Legislature, State Sen. Tom Butler said he is not seeking reelection.
Butler (R-Madison) will announce his plans and reflect on his legacy in a news conference Tuesday at the Madison County Legislative Office in downtown Huntsville.
Members of the Madison County Delegation will be in attendance to show their support and recognize Butler’s contributions to the state and community.
Read more here - 256today.com/longtime-state-…
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TVA proposes multibillion-dollar facility in Alabama businessalabama.com/tva-prop… via @BusinessAlabama
Join me in wishing our @KD_CIA_JaCo_AL students the best of luck as they show off their hard work and talent at the @SkillsUSA state competition this week!
What starts as playing with robots can lead to life-changing opportunities.
Thank you to Google’s Robotics Lab for continuing to open doors to high-paying careers in Jackson County.
Google Data Centers - Robotics Workshop - Jackson County, AL - Jackson County Schools @Google @jcboeal @KD_CIA_JaCo_AL @SenLivingstonAL
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