阿拉巴马州参议员韦弗当选参议院多数党领袖 成该州首位女性
阿拉巴马州蒙哥马利县蒙哥马利市消息：共和党籍州参议员埃普丽尔·韦弗11月5日当选阿拉巴马州参议院多数党领袖，成为该州历史上首位担任这一职位的女性。
韦弗代表第14选区，家乡在布赖尔菲尔德。州参议院24名共和党参议员组成的党团11月5日推选她接替史蒂夫·利文斯顿出任多数党领袖，任期为2026年至2030年，即日生效。多数党领袖负责协调参议院多数党的立法议程，是州参议院最具实权的领导职位之一。
韦弗是注册护士出身，2010年首次当选州众议员，2011年至2020年在众议院任职，其间曾任众议院卫生委员会主席，也是首位担任该职的女性；2021年她通过特别选举进入州参议院。她还曾获特朗普总统任命，担任美国卫生与公众服务部第四区区域主任。
Alabama Sen. April Weaver Elected Senate Majority Leader, First Woman to Hold the Post
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Republican state Sen. April Weaver was elected majority leader of the Alabama Senate on November 5, becoming the first woman in state history to hold the post.
Weaver, who represents District 14 and hails from Brierfield, was chosen by the Senate's 24-member Republican caucus to succeed Steve Livingston. Her term runs from 2026 to 2030 and takes effect immediately. The majority leader coordinates the majority party's legislative agenda and is among the most powerful leadership posts in the state Senate.
A registered nurse, Weaver was first elected to the state House of Representatives in 2010 and served there from 2011 to 2020, chairing the House Health Committee — the first woman to hold that role. She entered the state Senate through a 2021 special election and previously served as a regional director for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under President Trump.
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