Inaugural Events Underscore Leaders’ Commitment To Serving Alabama

With their left hand on a Bible and right hand raised toward heaven, elected officials, including Gov. Kay Ivey, took oaths of office Jan. 16 in Montgomery, pledging to uphold the Constitution and serve Alabama well.

Joining Ivey on the Capitol steps were fellow leaders Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, Attorney General Steve

Marshall, Secretary of State Wes Allen, Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries Rick Pate, State Treasurer Young Boozer and State Auditor Andrew Sorrell.

Public Service Commission (PSC) and State Board of Education (SBE) members were also sworn in. PSC Commissioners Jeremy Oden and Chip

Beeker were inaugurated, while SBE members taking oaths of office included Marie Manning, Dr. Wayne Reynolds, Dr. Yvette Richardson and Tracie West.

Inaugural festivities spanned the weekend and included the Swearing-In Ceremony, Inaugural Parade, Made In Alabama Reception featuring many Alabama commodities and Inaugural

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Gov. Kay Ivey

“We have a busy, productive and full four years in front of us. Let us work together, and let’s not waste a single moment. We will keep Alabama working, and as a team, we will ensure that our best days are yet to come.” alfafarmers.org

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth

“We must retain our best and brightest talent by attracting the jobs and opportunities that allow our children, our grandchildren and their children after them to work, to prosper and succeed as never before, right here in sweet home Alabama.”

Attorney General Steve Marshall

“If we are to win this fight and to preserve everything Alabama holds so dear, we can’t sit back and rest on our defenses. We must have a united frontline that’s advancing our cause, not just defending it. And that frontline is you, because in our republican government, it’s the people who hold the power.”

Secretary of State Wes Allen

“As I work to serve the hardworking men and women across our state, I will never forget that the people of Alabama have entrusted me to help their families, friends and neighbors as they embark on their journey to achieve the American dream. We are blessed to live in a nation where the impossible is probable, and in Alabama, we make turning the impossible into reality look easy.”

Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries Rick Pate

“I am so honored to be here. Being commissioner of agriculture is such a great and wonderful job and responsibility. My family and I are humbled by this opportunity.”

Treasurer Young Boozer

“Benjamin Franklin said, ‘Well done is better than well said.’ I get the point. It is better to over-deliver than over-promise. The Treasurer’s Office will continue to do what needs to be done, and it will be well done.”

State Auditor Andrew Sorrell

“We will track the $1.3 billion of taxpayer property and hold accountable those who steal from you. We will be responsive to your emails and phone calls. And I will take great care to appoint Board of Registrars members who will be professional, hardworking and ensure election integrity, because trust in elections is the bedrock of a constitutional republic.”