Phillip Pettus

Phillip Pettus is the incumbent of District 1 of the Alabama House.

Life
At some point, he became a state trooper, and he did it for 25 years. In 1985, he married Mary Vaughn. Together, they had 3 children.

2014 Election
He first ran for District 1 in the 2014 Election. He won the Republican Primary in June with 56% of the vote.

He went up against 1-term incumbent Greg Burdine that November and won with 51.4% of the vote, becoming the first Republican to serve this district.

2018 Election
In 2017, he announced that he would running for re-election.

He won the General Election in November with 62.6% of the vote.

Family

 * Mary Vaughn - Wife
 * Rodney Pettus - Brother
 * Cyndi Pettus - Daughter
 * Dee Dee Pettus - Daughter
 * Phillip Pettus II - Son
 * Phillip Pettus III - Grandson
 * 4 other grandchildren