Alabama Senator Rodger Smitherman was elected Senate president pro tem, the second African American in the state's history to hold the post.

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Alabama Senator Rodger Smitherman was elected Senate president pro tem, the second African American in the state's history to hold the post. Senator Hinton Mitchem stepped down from the post after 17 votes necessary.to win were committed to Smitherman. First elected in 1994, Smitherman was in line to become pro tem for two of the next four years because of an agreement with key Senate Democrats to join with...

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