Chester Clarence "Mac" McCutcheon III (born July 15, 1952) is an American politician currently serving as the chair of the county commission of

Madison County, Alabama Madison County is a County (United States), county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census, the population was 388,153, and according to a 2023 population estimate the ...

. He was previously the 66th speaker of the

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. He is a Republican who served in the state legislature from 2006 to 2022. He was elected Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives on August 15, 2016. He was re-elected Speaker of the House on January 8, 2019. McCutcheon did not seek re-election to his House seat in the 2022 election cycle, and was succeeded by Nathaniel Ledbetter as speaker in 2023, and by Phillip Rigsby as representative of the 25th district. He was appointed to his role on the Madison County Commission by Governor

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on January 31, 2023, fulfilling the remainder of Dale Strong's term after Strong was elected to the

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. McCutcheon has a bachelor's degree in criminal justice administration from Trinity University. He was a police officer in

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prior to his election to the state legislature. He has also worked as a farmer and is a member of College Park Church of God.

Political positions

Gas tax increase

In August 2017, Alabama state senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) said he would introduce legislation during the next session, an election year, that would allow local Alabama commissions "to ask voters in their counties to raise a local gasoline tax for specific road projects." The proposal received a mixed reception among local officials. Bills to increase the state gas tax have died in recent legislative sessions. McCutcheon stated that while discussions would continue, passing the bill would be unlikely. "In an election year, the reality of getting legislators to vote for any type of revenue measure will be tough," McCutcheon said.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McCutcheon, Mac American police officers Church of God in Christ pastors Farmers from Alabama Law enforcement officials from Alabama Living people Republican Party members of the Alabama House of Representatives People from Limestone County, Alabama People from Madison County, Alabama Speakers of the Alabama House of Representatives Trinity University (Texas) alumni United States Army officers 1952 births 21st-century members of the Alabama Legislature