阿拉巴马州参议员韦弗当选参议院多数党领袖，为该州首位女性
阿拉巴马州议会消息：共和党籍州参议员埃普丽尔·韦弗11月5日（周四）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，她在11月3日的选举中成功连任参议员，随后于11月5日获共和党党团推选出任多数党领袖。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2010年首次当选州众议员，2011年至2020年在众议院任职期间曾担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，是当时参议院共和党党团中唯一的女性。韦弗当选后，阿拉巴马州参议院领导层完成换届，新一届议会将于2027年1月开会。
（来源：阿拉巴马州参议院共和党党团）
April Weaver Elected Alabama Senate Majority Leader, the First Woman to Hold the Post
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 lives in Brierfield, won re-election on November 3 before the 24-member Senate Republican Caucus chose her to succeed Steve Livingston; her election took effect immediately.
The majority leader coordinates the majority party's legislative agenda and is among the most powerful posts in the state Senate. Weaver was first elected to the Alabama House in 2010 and served there from 2011 to 2020, chairing the House Health Committee — the first woman to hold that role. She entered the Senate through a 2021 special election, when she was the only woman in the Senate Republican Caucus. With the leadership change complete, the new Legislature convenes in January 2027.
(Source: Alabama Senate Republican Caucus)
来源：阿拉巴马州参议院共和党党团
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