Lt. Governor
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Phillip Ensler
(Dem)
Why did you decide to run for this office? How have your training, professional experience, and interests prepared you to serve as Lt. Governor of Alabama?
As Lieutenant Governor you will be responsible for appointing more than 400 positions to approximately 167 boards and commissions. How will you select representatives to serve on boards and commissions? Please specify what qualities you will be looking for and how you will evaluate them.
As the Alabama economy continues to grow and diversify, what specific actions will you take as you represent the State on multiple boards and committees to ensure that Alabama is neither actually nor perceived as hostile to diverse cultures and beliefs, and remains competitive in attracting businesses and talent?
The lieutenant governor presides over the Alabama State Senate. How has your legislative or political experience prepared you for that role?
What’s the most important thing for Alabamians to know about you?
Campaign Phone
334-245-3968
I have always been passionate about improving people’s quality of life. Throughout my years of public service, I’ve gained a reputation as someone who works well with people of various backgrounds and political orientations. I have built up a long list of accomplishments as a public school teacher, a civil rights attorney, and now as a state legislator. I’ve been able to pass common-sense gun safety legislation, secure funding for telemental health programs, start a conflict resolution program for students, and much more. I’m running because I want to continue building on those successes as Lieutenant Governor, and to use the power of that office to keep the Legislature oriented toward solutions to the problems Alabamians face.
I will do my part to ensure that Alabama’s various boards and commissions reflect the economic and demographic diversity of the state. Using tools like social media, and relying on relevant experts and industry leaders, I will implement a public outreach campaign in order to collect the names and resumes of as many qualified candidates as possible. I will take this approach because I believe that appointments should not be made based on favors or rewards, but should instead be made through a transparent process designed to fill each appointed position with the person most qualified to use that position for the benefit of the people of Alabama.
We don’t have to choose between diversity and a strong economy. In fact, the two are tied together. Welcoming people of different backgrounds and a range of perspectives strengthens our economy and makes Alabama a better place to live. I will use the platform of the Lieutenant Governor’s office to ensure that the people know what their government is up to and that my colleagues in government know what the people need.
Despite disagreements with my Republican colleagues, I have always tried to maintain good relationships across the ideological spectrum and to find avenues to work toward progress on a bipartisan basis. Because the next Lieutenant Governor will likely be working with a Republican majority, I expect that the investments I’ve made in relationships on both sides of the aisle will pay dividends as I preside over the State Senate and shepherd legislation through the Upper House.
I have spent my career working to improve the lives of Alabamians: first as a public-school teacher, then as a civil rights attorney, and now as a state legislator. I was raised with the values to do justice, love goodness, and serve humbly. That is why I led the successful effort to ban Glock switches, secure funding for a mental health program, protect the working class, and many other solutions to the challenges Alabamians face. I am running for Lieutenant Governor because there is more good to be done — and I have spent my life doing it, not just talking about it.
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