State Representatives
Bills Sponsored:
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This bill would authorize the creation and issuing of “Invisible Disability” license plates to those who qualify. The purpose of this is to indicate that the person within the car may have issues speaking with a first responder.
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This bill would make the State Department of Human Resource develop a policy to prevent the abuse of young athletes by setting standards for appropriate conduct between coaches and their team, and also providing these coaches with mandatory reporter training.
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This bill limited the maximum tax exemption period for data centers to 20 years instead of 30 years
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This bill would require local governments in Alabama to put coaches through a criminal history background check, set standards for appropriate communications between athletes and coaches, and give mandatory reporter training to both the coaches and parents.
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This bill created a new “Invisible Disability” license plate that can be issued to people with invisible disabilities and/or their caregivers, with the intention of making first responders aware of potential limitations to a passenger’s ability to communicate with them.
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This bill establishes a civil service system for the City of Helena. This system creates an entire framework for the maintenance of the records of city employees, creates a personnel board to oversee employment policies and handle disputes, standardizes hiring and disciplinary procedures along with creating a way for city employees to appeal disciplinary actions, and also creates a uniform city pay plan based on market rates and job duties, with a way for the personnel board to raise salaries in a standardized way when necessary.
Leigh Hulsey in her own words:
Leigh Hulsey’s Facebook page shows such an enthusiasm for McAdory schools and their student athletes. In one post, she claims that in the last four years she’s been able to secure over $138,000 for McAdory Schools and doesn’t intend to stop there. She also has brought Powerade and water to student practices, and participated in the start of this year’s Helena Teen Council, which is a youth leadership program for high school students that is meant to help students build civic knowledge and participate in practical exercises, such as the one Leigh Hulsey directed in learning how to budget with a mindset of responsible stewardship, reminding them the money from their budget is “the people of Helena’s money”.
Leigh Hulsey in the bills she’s sponsored:
This woman seems to love the people she serves, and especially the city employees she works with. She wants to protect youth athletes from predatory coaches without infringing on anyone’s rights, and when a bill of hers fails to pass she’ll rewrite it and try again.
Leigh Hulsey’s potential successor:
Leigh Hulsey is currently running against Nell Brown. Nell Brown’s website describes her three major priorities as: strengthening public education, expanding access to healthcare, and demanding transparency and accountability in Montgomery. The survey she’s filled out on Ballotpedia says a lot more.
Nell Brown is a mother of three who graduated Magna Cum Laude from Miles College and is completing her law degree at Miles Law School. She looks up to Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, Michelle Obama, Alabama state senator Merika Coleman, and Wonder Woman. In 2024 she received the Women in Leadership Award from the Miles College Birmingham Alumnae chapter. She talks extensively in her survey response about the need to provide and advocate for her community via mental health resources, expanding access to voting, a responsible ballot initiative process, affordable healthcare and economic stability.
Nell Brown is the type of person I would’ve hated in high school, because there would be no doubt in my mind that she was better than me in every way and I would not be able to handle that well. Now I know that’s exactly the type of person who needs to be in positions of power. A strong and brilliant woman, a moral over-achiever who makes me feel ashamed of myself in comparison. I like Leigh Hulsey, but I feel like Nell Brown has been working her whole life to be the best and most active person in her community, and I think that’s more valuable.