MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) â Alabama House Speaker Mac McCutcheon said Monday he will not seek reelection next year.
McCutcheon, 68, said in a statement that he is stepping away from politics to spend time with his family and to do some traveling with his wife.
âItâs been an honor and a privilege to represent the people of District 25 in the House and the citizens of the State of Alabama as speaker, but after four terms itâs time to go home,â McCutcheon said.
McCutcheon, a Republican from Monrovia, is a former police officer and crisis negotiator. He was first elected to the House in 2006. He served as the chairman of the influential House Rules Committee, which decides what bills come up for debate, from 2012 to 2016.