Randy Price (born 1957) is a
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or again ...
member of the
Alabama Senate
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, representing the 13th District since 2018. He is a former
Lee County, Alabama
Lee County is a county located in east central Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 174,241. The county seat is Opelika, and the largest city is Auburn. The county is named for General Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), who served a ...
commissioner and chairman of the Lee County Republican Executive Committee. He also ran unsuccessfully for the
Alabama House of Representatives
The Alabama State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of state of Alabama. The House is composed of 105 members representing an equal number of districts, with each constituency contain ...
in 2014. Price resides in
Opelika, Alabama
Opelika (pronounced ) is a city in and the county seat of Lee County in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of Opelika is ...
and is a small business owner and farmer. He is married to Oline, who is the revenue commissioner of Lee County.
On July 12, 2020, it was announced that Price was hospitalized at East Alabama Medical Center due to
COVID-19
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, becoming the first Alabama legislator to be diagnosed with the virus.
After a lengthy hospital stay Senator Price was released to go home. He endured a long, difficult recovery. He has since returned to normal work and family life.
References
1957 births
Living people
21st-century American politicians
Republican Party Alabama state senators
People from Opelika, Alabama
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