Governor Robert Riley

• The Governor elected for Alabama can only serve two consecutive terms but are re-eligible after four years of office.

Facts about current Governor Robert Riley

1. From 1972-1976,he also served on the Ashland City Council.



2. In 1966,Riley ran his first camapign for state or national office.He defeated Ted Little,Lucy Lawrence and Ralph Stokes to capture Alabama's 3rd District seat in the United States ouse of Representatives.


3. He ran for and was elected Governor of Alabama in November,2002.He was sworn into office as Alabama's 52nd chief executive on Jan.20,2003.


4. He is currently serving his second term as Alabama's Governor.

Government

1.Name of Mayor of the largest populated city?

William A Bell Sr.,who is the mayor of Birmingham,Alabama.




2.Name of the Governor?



Gov.Bob Riley




3.Name of the Lt.Governor?



James Folsom Jr.




4.Salary of the Governor?



Alabama's governor earned a salary of $101,432.




5.Dominant Political Party?



Democrats is the dominant party of Alabama.

6.Number of sitting state justices?
9 sitting state justices:

• Sue Bell Cobb
• Greg Shaw
• Champ Lyons Jr.
• Thomas Woodall
• Lyn Stuart
• Patricia Smith
• Michael Bolin
• Tom Parker
• Gleen Murdock

7.Number of state counties?

Alabama has 67 counties.

Alabama's Population

1.The population of the state?



According to the U.S Census Bureau of July 2009
4,708,708




White:71% Black:26.5% Hispanic/Latino:2.7%






2.The percent of rural population?




1,334,536 living in rural Alabama




27.3%



3.The percent of urpan population?




3,327,364 living in urban population




63.7%



4.Number of Cities?

247 cities located in Alabama

5.Largest City by population?

Montgomery,Alabama