Katie Britt | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2022 | |
United States Senator from Alabama | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 Serving with Tommy Tuberville | |
Preceded by | Richard Shelby |
Personal details | |
Born | Katie Elizabeth Boyd February 2, 1982 Enterprise, Alabama, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Alabama (BS, JD) |
Website | Senate website |
Katie Elizabeth Britt (née Boyd; born February 2, 1982) is an American politician and attorney serving since 2023 as the junior United States senator from Alabama. A member of the Republican Party, Britt is the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama and the youngest Republican woman to be elected to the Senate.[1] She was president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama from 2019 to 2021, and was chief of staff for her Senate predecessor, Richard Shelby, from 2016 to 2018.