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Katie Britt

Katie Elizabeth Boyd 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. She was president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama from 2019 to 2021, and served as chief of staff for the previous incumbent, Richard Shelby, from 2016 to 2018.

Infobox

Preceded by
Richard Shelby
Born
Katie Elizabeth Boyd (1982-02-02) February 2, 1982 (age 43)Enterprise, Alabama, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
mw- Wesley Britt (m. 2008)
Children
2
Education
University of Alabama (BS, JD)
Website
Senate websiteCampaign website
Party
Republican

Tables

Republican primary for the 2022 United States Senate election in Alabama[102] · Electoral history
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
646,740
Candidate
100.0
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Katie Britt
289,425
44.8
Republican
Mo Brooks
188,539
29.2
Republican
Michael Durant
150,817
23.3
Republican
Jake Schafer
7,371
1.1
Republican
Karla DuPriest
5,739
0.9
Republican
Lillie Boddie
4,849
0.7
Total votes
646,740
100.0
Republican primary runoff for the 2022 United States Senate election in Alabama[103] · Electoral history
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
401,887
Candidate
100.0
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Katie Britt
253,251
63.0
Republican
Mo Brooks
148,636
37.0
Total votes
401,887
100.0
2022 United States Senate election in Alabama[104] · Electoral history
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
1,410,720
Candidate
100.00
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
mw- ±%
Republican
Katie Boyd Britt
940,048
66.64
+2.68
Democratic
Will Boyd
435,428
30.87
−5.00
Libertarian
John Sophocleus
32,790
2.32
N/A
Write-in
2,454
0.17
+0.00
Total votes
1,410,720
100.00
· External links
Preceded byRichard Shelby
Preceded byRichard Shelby
Party political offices
Preceded byRichard Shelby
Party political offices
Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Alabama(Class 3) 2022
Party political offices
Most recent
Preceded bySarah Huckabee Sanders
Preceded bySarah Huckabee Sanders
Party political offices
Preceded bySarah Huckabee Sanders
Party political offices
Response to the State of the Union address 2024
Party political offices
Succeeded byElissa Slotkin
VacantTitle last held byRenee Ellmers2017 as Chair of the Republican Women's Policy Committee
VacantTitle last held byRenee Ellmers2017 as Chair of the Republican Women's Policy Committee
Party political offices
VacantTitle last held byRenee Ellmers2017 as Chair of the Republican Women's Policy Committee
Party political offices
Chair of the Republican Women's Caucus 2025–present Served alongside: Kat Cammack
Party political offices
Incumbent
U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
Party political offices
U.S. Senate
Preceded byRichard Shelby
Preceded byRichard Shelby
Party political offices
Preceded byRichard Shelby
Party political offices
U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Alabama 2023–present Served alongside: Tommy Tuberville
Party political offices
Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Party political offices
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byPeter Welch
Preceded byPeter Welch
Party political offices
Preceded byPeter Welch
Party political offices
Order of precedence of the United States as United States Senator
Party political offices
Succeeded byEric Schmitt
Preceded byEric Schmitt
Preceded byEric Schmitt
Party political offices
Preceded byEric Schmitt
Party political offices
United States senators by seniority 85th
Party political offices
Succeeded byPete Ricketts
Party political offices
Preceded byRichard Shelby
Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Alabama(Class 3) 2022
Most recent
Preceded bySarah Huckabee Sanders
Response to the State of the Union address 2024
Succeeded byElissa Slotkin
VacantTitle last held byRenee Ellmers2017 as Chair of the Republican Women's Policy Committee
Chair of the Republican Women's Caucus 2025–present Served alongside: Kat Cammack
Incumbent
Senate
Preceded byRichard Shelby
Senator (Class 3) from Alabama 2023–present Served alongside: Tommy Tuberville
Incumbent
order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byPeter Welch
Order of precedence of the United States as United States Senator
Succeeded byEric Schmitt
Preceded byEric Schmitt
United States senators by seniority 85th
Succeeded byPete Ricketts

References

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    https://www.congress.gov/member/katie-britt/B001319
  2. "BRITT, Katie Boyd (1982 –)"
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    https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/katie-britt-is-a-bright-new-face-in-alabama-senate-race
  6. "It's @KatieBoydBritt's birthday today! 🎉🎊🎂 Wish her a happy 40th below ⬇️ #alsen #alpolitics"
    https://x.com/KatieBrittforAL/status/1488910873120882694
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20221108183007/https://www.southeastsun.com/home/article_fcf3a903-1886-5123-ae4a-7d5e9224d1b5.html
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    https://oanow.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/we-need-new-blood-u-s-senate-candidate-rep-katie-britt-speaks-in-opelika/article_76f9c96c-99a9-11ec-8452-e77de3aa7949.html
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    https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2021/07/26/katie-boyd-britt-us-senate-race-wants-solve-alabamas-problems-what-alabama-wants-richard-shelby/5310697001/
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    https://www.al.com/news/2022/05/election-2022-katie-britt-on-christian-conservative-principles-and-us-senate-race.html
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    https://www.al.com/news/2021/06/katie-britt-says-close-call-with-tuscaloosa-tornado-taught-her-that-every-day-is-gift.html
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    https://issuu.com/makf/docs/ttb_022019_au_web
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    https://altoday.com/archives/27759-personnel-note-katie-britt-leaves-richard-shelbys-office-to-lead-business-council-of-alabama
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    https://www.alreporter.com/2018/12/07/shelbys-chief-of-staff-katie-britt-chosen-to-lead-business-council-of-alabama/
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    https://www.al.com/spotnews/2014/03/turn_out_the_lights_birmingham.html
  17. Yellowhammer News
    https://yellowhammernews.com/katie-boyd-britt-is-a-2019-woman-of-impact/
  18. The Montgomery Advertiser
    https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2021/07/26/katie-boyd-britt-us-senate-race-wants-solve-alabamas-problems-what-alabama-wants-richard-shelby/5310697001/
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    https://yellowhammernews.com/meet-alabama-politics-next-generation-power-players/
  20. The Tuscaloosa News
    https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/news/local/2018/12/07/alabama-alumna-katie-boyd-britt-to-lead-business-council-of-alabama/6747759007/
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    https://www.al.com/news/2018/12/katie-britt-chosen-as-first-woman-to-lead-business-council-of-alabama.html
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    https://www.aldailynews.com/bcas-katie-britt-talks-priorities-and-pitfalls-for-2020/
  23. Yellowhammer News
    https://yellowhammernews.com/bcas-katie-boyd-britt-spearheading-keep-alabama-open-campaign-as-other-states-shut-down/
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    https://www.alreporter.com/2021/04/27/bcas-katie-boyd-britt-elected-to-alabama-wildlife-federation-board/
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    https://www.al.com/news/2021/06/katie-britt-boyd-possible-us-senate-candidate-resigns-as-president-of-bca.html
  26. apnews.com
    https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-government-and-politics-720b2cfc981837f24c03ba3702187be2
  27. Alabama News
    https://www.alabamanews.net/2021/06/01/katie-boyd-britt-resigns-at-president-ceo-of-the-business-council-of-alabama/
  28. Alabama Political Reporter
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    https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/senate-stories/when-a-new-congress-begins.htm
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    https://www.al.com/news/2022/06/katie-britt-on-her-way-to-becoming-the-first-woman-to-be-elected-senator-in-alabama.html
  37. Yellowhammer News
    https://yellowhammernews.com/mama-on-a-mission-katie-britt-elected-alabamas-next-u-s-senator/
  38. 1819 News
    https://1819news.com/news/item/mcconnell-wins-senate-minority-leader-katie-britt-unclear-about-who-she-voted-for
  39. "Katie Britt tapped to serve on new Republican Advisory Council"
    https://1819news.com/news/item/katie-britt-tapped-to-serve-on-newly-formed-republican-advisory-council
  40. 1819 News
    https://1819news.com/news/item/katie-britt-casts-first-vote-as-a-u-s-senator-against-biden-nominee-for-dod-post
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    https://yellowhammernews.com/britt-hits-the-ground-running-in-first-month/
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    https://www.al.com/news/2023/03/sen-katie-britt-making-3rd-border-visit-in-less-than-2-months-in-office.html
  43. 1819 News
    https://1819news.com/news/item/aderholt-britt-palmer-among-196-u-s-congress-members-who-receive-funds-from-ftx
  44. 1819 News
    https://1819news.com/news/item/us-sen-britt-blasts-bidens-unserious-budget-joins-forces-to-require-balanced-budget-every-year
  45. 1819 News
    https://1819news.com/news/item/alabamas-congressional-delegation-meets-with-mexican-officials-vulcan-port-no-longer-under-control-of-mexican-military-or-police
  46. 1819 News
    https://1819news.com/news/item/britt-decries-unlawful-seizure-of-birmingham-based-vulcan-materials-facility-in-mexico-mexico-should-be-more-focused-on-going-after-the-cartels-than-law-abiding-businesses
  47. Alabama Daily News
    https://aldailynews.com/mexican-authorities-withdraw-from-vulcan-facility/
  48. al.com
    https://www.al.com/news/2024/05/katie-britt-is-americas-least-bipartisan-us-senator-study-finds.html
  49. ABC News
    https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/alabama-sen-katie-britt-responds-bidens-state-union/story?id=107912187
  50. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/09/fact-check-katie-britt-sex-trafficking/
  51. Associated Press
    https://apnews.com/article/katie-britt-mexico-border-sex-trafficking-f74c95d1f7e3e5b9a660d9efc51ab214
  52. NBC New York
    https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/money-report/biden-rebutter-sen-britt-blasted-for-recycling-20-year-old-sex-traffic-story-to-attack-border-policy/5209857/
  53. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/09/us/politics/katie-britt-republican-response-sotu-border.html
  54. 'Not fair at all': Sex-trafficking victim says Katie Britt distorted her story for political purposes, The Guardian, Mar
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/11/katie-britt-speech-victim-cnn-interview
  55. CNN
    https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/10/politics/katie-britt-sex-trafficking-victim-interview
  56. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/07/katie-britt-republican-state-of-the-union/
  57. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/08/katie-britt-sotu-reaction
  58. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/15/us/politics/katie-britt-sotu.html
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    https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/03/katie-britt-state-of-the-union-response/677693/
  60. The Hill
    https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4518129-britt-goes-after-dithering-diminished-biden-in-state-of-the-union-rebuttal/
  61. "This speech by Katie Britt is the worst overacting since Ishtar. Even Bobby Jindal and Marco Rubio are laughing. #SOTU24"
    https://twitter.com/RepBrendanBoyle/status/1765951251986993574
  62. Intelligencer
    https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/state-of-the-union-katie-britts-america-sounds-scary-but-not-as-scary-as-her.html
  63. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/katie-britt-sotu-response-joe-biden-b2509061.html
  64. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2024/03/10/snl-katie-britt-scarlett-johansson-sotu/
  65. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2024/03/saturday-night-live-cold-open-4-1235851900/
  66. "Sen. Katie Britt delivers the Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union Address"
    https://x.com/nbcsnl/status/1766689405392109736
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    https://www.senate.gov/general/committee_assignments/assignments.htm#TubervilleAL
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    https://www.britt.senate.gov/about/senator-britts-committee-assignments/
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    https://dothaneagle.com/news/state-and-regional/experts-katie-britt-in-driver-s-seat-in-alabama-runoff-against-mo-brooks/article_3b1f267a-4b9c-5dd1-8126-8583a38081ec.html
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  73. Alabama Political Reporter
    https://www.alreporter.com/2022/05/16/fact-check-katie-britts-campaign-calls-foul-on-ad-claiming-shes-pro-abortion/
  74. AP News
    https://apnews.com/article/congress-ivf-access-abortion-alabama-bill-ruling-7f68248f36900d4583d9b181f3b4e380
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    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/us/politics/alabama-ivf-treatment-law.html
  76. Axios
    https://www.axios.com/2024/07/15/katie-britt-trump-abortion-rnc-2024
  77. Alabama Political Reporter
    https://www.alreporter.com/2021/07/15/katie-britt-supports-iveys-position-on-banning-critical-race-theory-in-public-schools/
  78. Yellowhammer News
    https://yellowhammernews.com/katie-britt-alabama-association-of-school-boards-made-correct-decision-withdrawing-from-national-school-boards-association/
  79. Alabama.com
    https://www.al.com/news/2022/04/alabama-senate-candidates-proclaim-support-for-new-state-laws-aimed-at-lgbt-issues.html
  80. Yellowhammer News
    https://yellowhammernews.com/katie-britt-accuses-biden-of-showing-total-weakness-with-china/
  81. AL.com
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  82. 1819 News
    https://1819news.com/news/item/katie-britt-vows-to-support-ban-on-chinas-buying-u-s-farmland-food-security-is-national-security
  83. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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  84. Straight Arrow News
    https://san.com/cc/senators-introduce-bill-to-ban-chinese-from-buying-us-land/
  85. al.com
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  86. "Katie Britt on Tommy Tuberville: 'I can't control anybody but me'"
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  87. "U.S. Sen. Katie Britt supports House GOP's Israel aid-only package"
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  88. "CongressSen. Britt seeks to bar federal contractors from boycotting Israel"
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  89. "U.S. Senator Katie Britt to Lead Presidential Delegation to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay"
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  99. "I can't believe today marks 14 years of being married to my best friend!"
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