Scott Beason

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Jason Scott Beason (born October 13, 1969 in Hartselle) is the current District 17 Alabama state senator.

Beason earned a degree in geology from the University of Alabama in 1991. He is the owner of Custom Renovators and Old South Construction. He ran unsucessfully for the Alabama House of Representatives in 1994. He won the seat in 1998, and was re-elected to the House in 2002. In 2006, he won the Senate seat, defeating fellow Republican Jack Biddle in the primaries. He ran unopposed in the general election. He is a member of the Jefferson County Republican Executive Committee and the Alabama Republican Executive Committee.

In December 2008, Beason presented a plan entitled "Proposed Legislative Initiative for Resolving Jeffco Sewer Crisis" which called for diversion of earmarked tax dollars, including the funding for Cooper Green Mercy Hospital, to pay off Jefferson County's sewer debt.

Beason and his wife Lori, and their three children reside in Gardendale and are members of Gardendale's First Baptist Church.

References

  • Wright, Barnett (January 8, 2009) "Legislator: Divert taxes for hospital to pay sewer debt." Birmingham News

External links

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