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Zeb Little

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Zeb Little
Member of the Alabama Senate
from the 4th district
In office
1998–2010
Succeeded byPaul Bussman
Personal details
Born (1968-08-24) August 24, 1968 (age 56)
Cullman, Alabama
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionAttorney

Zebulon Little[1] (born August 24, 1968) is a former Democratic member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 4th district from 1998 to 2010. He was the Majority Leader and Floor Leader of the Alabama Senate from 2002 to 2010.

Biography

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Little was born in Cullman, Alabama, and attended Cullman High School. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and his Juris Doctor degree from the Cumberland School of Law of Samford University. He is a member of the Alabama State Bar, the Cullman County Bar Association, and other bar associations.[2]

Little served three terms as Alabama State Senator from district 4. During his first and second terms, he served as Chairperson of the Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee and Vice Chairperson of the Judiciary Committee. Halfway through his second term, he was elected as Senate Majority Leader to fill a vacancy.

He was again elected by his fellow Senators as Senate Majority Leader for the term 2007–2010. Senator Little was the youngest senator ever elected to serve as the Alabama Senate Majority Leader and also the youngest senator to ever chair an Alabama Senate standing committee.

In 2019 he was convicted of theft.[3][4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Sack, Wendy (September 23, 2019). "(Updated) Former AL Senate Majority Leader Zeb Little pleads guilty to 1st-degree theft of property". The Cullman Tribune. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Senator Zeb Little". Alabama Senate. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2007.
  3. ^ "(Updated) Former AL Senate Majority Leader Zeb Little allegedly stole more than $25K from client trust funds". February 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "Former Alabama senator pleads guilty to felony theft". September 24, 2019.
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