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Katie Britt
Katie Elizabeth Boyd Britt (née Boyd; born February 2, 1982) is an American politician and attorney serving since 2023 as the junior United States senator from Alabama. A member of the Republican Party, Britt is the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama and the youngest Republican woman to be elected to the Senate. She was president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama from 2019 to 2021, and served as chief of staff for the previous incumbent, Richard Shelby, from 2016 to 2018.
Britt was born Katie Elizabeth Boyd on February 2, 1982, to Julian and Debra Boyd in Enterprise, Alabama. During her youth she worked at her family's business. Her family lived near Fort Rucker in Dale County, Alabama. Her father owned a hardware store and later a boat dealership; her mother owned a dance studio. A graduate of Enterprise High School, Britt was a cheerleader and a valedictorian. After graduating in 2000 she studied political science at the University of Alabama. She was elected president of the university's Student Government Association and graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science. Later she attended the University of Alabama School of Law, graduating in 2013 with a Juris Doctor.
After she graduated from the University of Alabama, Britt joined the staff of U.S. Senator Richard Shelby in May 2004 as deputy press secretary. She was promoted to press secretary there. In 2007, she left Shelby's staff and worked as a special assistant to University of Alabama president Robert Witt. At the University of Alabama School of Law, she participated in Tax Moot Court.
After law school, Britt first worked at Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP in Birmingham. When the firm shut down in March 2014, Britt and 17 former employees joined the Birmingham office of Butler Snow LLP. She started the firm's government affairs branch. In November 2015, Britt took a leave of absence from Butler Snow to return to Shelby's staff, working on his reelection campaign as the deputy campaign manager and communications director.
In 2016, Shelby named Britt his chief of staff, and head of his Judicial Nomination Task Force. In May 2016, Yellowhammer News forecasted Britt as one of "the people who will be running Alabama in a few years".
In December 2018, Britt was selected as president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama, effective January 2, the first woman to lead the organization. As the head of what Alabama Daily News called one of the state's "most influential political organizations", she focused on workforce and economic development through tax incentives, and addressed the state's prison system and participation in the 2020 United States census. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, she led a "Keep Alabama Open" effort to self-govern business affairs by avoiding shutdowns and maintain employment. In April 2021, she was elected to the Alabama Wildlife Federation's board of directors. Britt resigned from her positions at the Business Council of Alabama in June 2021, amid media speculation that she would run for the U.S. Senate.
On June 8, 2021, Britt announced her candidacy in the Republican primary for the 2022 Senate election in Alabama. She had never previously run for public office and gradually climbed in the polls as the race went on.
As a Senate candidate, Britt publicly aligned herself with former President Donald Trump. She gave credence to Trump's false claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. She advanced to a runoff in the Republican primary against Representative Mo Brooks. Trump officially endorsed Britt on June 10, 2022, calling her a "fearless America First warrior". He had previously withdrawn an endorsement of Brooks. Britt defeated Brooks in the runoff on June 21, 2022, with 63% of the vote. She then handily won the general election on November 8.
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Katie Britt
Katie Elizabeth Boyd Britt (née Boyd; born February 2, 1982) is an American politician and attorney serving since 2023 as the junior United States senator from Alabama. A member of the Republican Party, Britt is the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama and the youngest Republican woman to be elected to the Senate. She was president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama from 2019 to 2021, and served as chief of staff for the previous incumbent, Richard Shelby, from 2016 to 2018.
Britt was born Katie Elizabeth Boyd on February 2, 1982, to Julian and Debra Boyd in Enterprise, Alabama. During her youth she worked at her family's business. Her family lived near Fort Rucker in Dale County, Alabama. Her father owned a hardware store and later a boat dealership; her mother owned a dance studio. A graduate of Enterprise High School, Britt was a cheerleader and a valedictorian. After graduating in 2000 she studied political science at the University of Alabama. She was elected president of the university's Student Government Association and graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science. Later she attended the University of Alabama School of Law, graduating in 2013 with a Juris Doctor.
After she graduated from the University of Alabama, Britt joined the staff of U.S. Senator Richard Shelby in May 2004 as deputy press secretary. She was promoted to press secretary there. In 2007, she left Shelby's staff and worked as a special assistant to University of Alabama president Robert Witt. At the University of Alabama School of Law, she participated in Tax Moot Court.
After law school, Britt first worked at Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP in Birmingham. When the firm shut down in March 2014, Britt and 17 former employees joined the Birmingham office of Butler Snow LLP. She started the firm's government affairs branch. In November 2015, Britt took a leave of absence from Butler Snow to return to Shelby's staff, working on his reelection campaign as the deputy campaign manager and communications director.
In 2016, Shelby named Britt his chief of staff, and head of his Judicial Nomination Task Force. In May 2016, Yellowhammer News forecasted Britt as one of "the people who will be running Alabama in a few years".
In December 2018, Britt was selected as president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama, effective January 2, the first woman to lead the organization. As the head of what Alabama Daily News called one of the state's "most influential political organizations", she focused on workforce and economic development through tax incentives, and addressed the state's prison system and participation in the 2020 United States census. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, she led a "Keep Alabama Open" effort to self-govern business affairs by avoiding shutdowns and maintain employment. In April 2021, she was elected to the Alabama Wildlife Federation's board of directors. Britt resigned from her positions at the Business Council of Alabama in June 2021, amid media speculation that she would run for the U.S. Senate.
On June 8, 2021, Britt announced her candidacy in the Republican primary for the 2022 Senate election in Alabama. She had never previously run for public office and gradually climbed in the polls as the race went on.
As a Senate candidate, Britt publicly aligned herself with former President Donald Trump. She gave credence to Trump's false claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. She advanced to a runoff in the Republican primary against Representative Mo Brooks. Trump officially endorsed Britt on June 10, 2022, calling her a "fearless America First warrior". He had previously withdrawn an endorsement of Brooks. Britt defeated Brooks in the runoff on June 21, 2022, with 63% of the vote. She then handily won the general election on November 8.