Alabama Senate · District 16
Jabo Waggoner
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Jabo Waggoner's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Alabama Senate District 16.
Also on the ballot: Spencer Stone (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Jabo Waggoner.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Jabo Waggoner.
Bills
The bills Jabo Waggoner sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 10 | 2 |
| Passed both chambers | 5 | 1 |
| Became law | 5 | 1 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 | 0 |
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 17 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 6 others) · 13 of 27 Republicans (tied with 5 others)
A bill's sponsor is the one sponsor the Legislature names for it; cosponsors aren't counted. Local bills apply to one county or city.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Type | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 190 Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular |
Statewide | Became law | April 17, 2026 |
| SB 280 Teachers' Retirement System and Employees' Retirement System; purchase of certain federal service credit by participating member |
Statewide | Became law | April 16, 2026 |
| SB 140 Coach Safely Act; procedures and penalties for noncompliant youth athletic associations, provided |
Statewide | Became law | May 12, 2025 |
| SB 322 Community development districts, annexation of a district into a municipality authorized |
Statewide | Became law | May 7, 2025 |
| SB 310 Jefferson County, filling of vacancies on county commission and election dates further provided for |
Local | Became law | May 7, 2025 |
| SB 137 Public utilities; private sewer or wastewater systems, authorized to come under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission |
Statewide | Became law | April 8, 2025 |
Budget projects
Alabama's budgets don't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Alabama legislators.
Contested votes where they split
9 against the Senate President pro Tempore; 3 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Jabo Waggoner voted on each of the 2,328 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President pro Tempore | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- alison.legislature.state.al.us
- jabo.waggoner@alsenate.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 726, 11 S. Union St., Montgomery, AL 36130
334-261-0892
Committees
- Jefferson County Legislation Chair
- Rules Chair
- Confirmations Vice chair
- Banking and Insurance
- Finance and Taxation Education
- Finances and Budget Permanent Legislative
- Public Accounts Legislative
- Shelby County Legislation
- Transportation
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Alabama Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Alabama Legislature's roll-call records, Feb. 6, 2025 to May 8, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections