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Mike Hubbard

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Alabama House of Representatives District 79

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Mike Hubbard is a former Republican member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing District 79, Lee County. He was first elected in 1998 and during his tenure, served as Speaker of the House and chairman of the Alabama Republican Party.

Hubbard was convicted on 12 felony charges of ethics violations on June 10, 2016, and was automatically removed from office according to state law.^[1] Hubbard was sentenced to four years in prison on July 8.^[2]

Biography

Hubbard's professional experience includes working as the President of International Sports Properties Auburn Project, President of Auburn Network, Incorporated from 1994 to 2003, General Manager of Host Communications from 1990 to 1994 and as Associate Sports Information Director for Auburn University from 1984 to 1990.

In May 2011, Governing Magazine named Hubbard one of 17 "GOP Legislators to Watch." Each of the legislators was selected on the basis of qualities like leadership, ambition, a

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Alabama Supreme Court affirms 6 charges against Mike Hubbard, overturns 5

Almost four years after a Lee County jury convicted former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard of 12 ethics charges, six of those convictions still stand after a review by the state’s highest court.

The Alabama Supreme Court upheld six of the charges today. It reversed five others and remanded the case back to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, which had previously reversed one of the dozen convictions handed down by a Lee County jury in June 2016.

Read today’s ruling.

Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker sentenced Hubbard to four years in prison and 16 years on probation in July 2016. Hubbard has remained free on bond during his appeal.

Efforts to reach lawyers for the former speaker were not immediately successful.

Seven of the nine justices participated in the decision, while two recused. Justice Will Sellers wrote a separate opinion disagreeing with the decision to uphold six of the convictions. Sellers and other justices criticized what they said was a lack of clarity in the ethics law.

The c

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Mike Hubbard: From power to prison, a sad statehouse story

Jim Bennett writes a weekly column offering historical context to current events. Bennett served as Secretary of State of Alabama from 1993 - 2003 and from 2013 - 2015. He was a reporter for the Birmingham Post-Herald from 1961 to 1971. He can be reached at: jimbennettwriter58@gmail.com

Mike Hubbard entered the Lee County Courthouse last week as speaker of the House. He left as an inmate.

Convicted of 12 counts of ethics violations, he became the second highest official in Alabama history to be removed from office under the 1973 Alabama Ethics Act. Gov. Guy Hunt lost his job in 1993 when he was found guilty of using campaign funds for private use, including work on his farm in Cullman County.

Former Gov. Don Siegelman was sentenced to prison for offering an appointment to HealthSouth executive Richard Scrushy for help in funding his state lottery campaign but was prosecuted under federal law after he had left office.

Hubbard was convicted of using his political office for personal financial gain including voting on