By Bob Howell – WSFA 12 News

State Senator Hinton Mitchem announced today he will not seek reelection.  Mitchem is the longest serving member of the state legislature, having first been elected 36 years ago.  Mitchem served four years in the Alabama House of Representatives before moving up to the Alabama Senate in 1978. 

Here’s his Senate bio:

Born in Oconee County, Georgia on May 18, 1938, he is the owner of Hinton Mitchem Tractor Co., Inc. He received his B.S. degree in Education from the University of Georgia. Senator Mitchem is the father of three children: Todd, Tonya, and Derrick. He is a Democrat, a Presbyterian, and a Rotarian. He enjoys golf and traveling in his spare time. Senator Mitchem was elected President Pro Tempore of the Alabama Senate on January 9, 2007, and resigned that position on February 5, 2009.

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