David Standridge
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
from the 34th district
Assumed office
December 12, 2012
Preceded byElwyn Thomas
Personal details
BornBlount County, Alabama
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDanna
Children3

David Standridge is an American politician from the state of Alabama. A member of the Republican Party, Standridge serves in the Alabama House of Representatives, representing the 34th district and is from Hayden, Alabama.

Standridge was elected to the Alabama House in 2012. He previously served as a probate judge in Blount County, Alabama.[1] In 2014, he was elected to serve as Chairman of the House Rural Caucus. In 2016, Standridge called for Robert J. Bentley, the Governor of Alabama, to resign following allegations of an affair.[2] In 2018 he proposed legislation, subsequently adopted by the legislature, that gives "public bodies" the right to display "In God We Trust".[3]

References

  1. ^ "Republican officials welcome Standridge to State House". 12 December 2012.
  2. ^ Amber Phillips (March 25, 2016). "Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is in big trouble over his affair allegations". Washington Post. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  3. ^ Sharp, John (August 10, 2018). "Alabama pushes to bring God back into public schools, from 'In God We Trust' to Ten Commandments". Birmingham News. Retrieved September 9, 2018.


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