Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels said this week he will be finishing out the remainder of his term in the Alabama House of Representatives, reinvigorated after his bid for the Democratic nomination to Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District earlier this year.
Daniels (D-Huntsville), has served in the Alabama Legislature for nine years, and as leader of the House Minority Caucus since 2017. He’ll continue to represent his Huntsville district after spending more time in the 2nd Congressional District where he grew up.
During an interview with WHNT News 19, Daniels affirmed his intention to continue his legislative role with a broader perspective for issues he thinks lawmakers can address.
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“I’m committed to taking the next couple of years, the remainder of my term, to help those communities that I observed during the campaign trail,” he said. “There’s obviously blind spots in your life, things that you don’t see and things that you are unaware of. However, the things that I saw tell me there is a tremendous amount of need throughout the state of Alabama, that has to be addressed.”
After his run for Congress, speculation abounded over how much longer he would stay in office or if he will continue serving as Minority Leader. Daniels suggested on a recent Alabama politics podcast episode that his time at the Statehouse could be winding down.
Daniels pointed to recent accomplishments such as his proposed tax cut on income Alabamians earn while working overtime, passed by lawmakers in 2023 and now in effect, as well as this year’s childcare tax credit to benefit working families.
Daniels, at only age 42, said this summer he’ll slow down his political schedule to spend more time with his family. 2025 will be the third year of the current state legislative quadrennium.
Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @ShipleyAusten
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