Montgomery, AL – State Sen. Hank Sanders of Selma says he will retire after serving seven terms in the Alabama Senate.
The 66-year-old Sanders is one of the most prominent black political figures in the state. A Harvard-educated lawyer, he was a founder of the Alabama New South Coalition and is one of the longest serving members of the Senate.
A Decmocrat, he is chairman of the powerful Senate committee that prepares the state education budget.
A longtime civil rights attorney in Selma, Sanders released a statement Thursday saying he would not run for re-election next year. It was first reported by The Selma Times-Journal and television station WSFA in Montgomery.
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