Former Alabama Representative April Weaver was appointed to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on May 18, 2020.
Weaver will serve as a regional director overseeing Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina, and North Carolina. She reports to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.
Weaver was first elected to the Alabama House of Representatives on November 3, 2010, to serve District 49. In 2018, she was reelected with 97.2% of the vote. On May 12, 2020, she announced her resignation from the Alabama House of Representatives.
Weaver’s departure represents the only vacancy in Alabama’s lower chamber.
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