Katie Britt
American politician and attorney
Follow Katie Britt on Notably News to receive short updates to your email — rarely!
| January 2025 | Reintroduced the Not One More Inch or Acre Act with Senator Tom Cotton to ban Chinese land ownership in the United States |
| 2024 | Responded to the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling on frozen embryos by advocating for protecting IVF services while maintaining a pro-life position, supporting legislative efforts to preserve families' rights to seek IVF treatments. |
| 2024 | A Georgetown University study ranked Britt as the least bipartisan U.S. senator in 2023. |
| July 2024 | Introduced the Countering Hate Against Israel by Federal Contractors Act with Senator Jim Risch to prevent federal contracts with entities boycotting Israel |
| March 7 2024 | Katie Britt delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address, criticizing his policies on immigration and the economy, and sharing a controversial story about sex trafficking. |
| November 2023 | Compared the Hamas attack on Israel to the September 11 attacks and opposed a ceasefire, supporting a $14.3 billion aid package for Israel |
| May 2023 | During the United States debt-ceiling crisis, Katie Britt voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, being one of 31 Senate Republicans to oppose the bill. She publicly stated 'we must do more', expressing her desire for more substantial spending cuts. |
| March 2023 | Introduced the Not One More Inch or Acre Act with Senator Tom Cotton to ban Chinese nationals or entities from owning American land |
| March 2023 | Britt joined 22 other senators in calling for a constitutional amendment requiring an annual balanced budget and criticizing the Biden administration's budgetary plans. |
| March 2023 | Britt participated in negotiations with Mexican officials after law enforcement occupied a Vulcan Materials Company port in Quintana Roo, condemning the action and successfully facilitating the withdrawal of Mexican personnel by the end of the month. |
| February 2023 | CoinDesk reported that Britt was one of three Alabama congressional delegation members who received donations from the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX. |
| January 2023 | During her first month in office, Britt co-sponsored eight bills and visited the Mexico–United States border twice, focusing on bills to curtail illegal immigration and border wall funding. |
| January 3 2023 | Katie Britt took office as a U.S. Senator, becoming the only incoming senator selected to serve on the Republican Party Advisory Council of the Republican National Committee. |
| 2022 | Elected to the U.S. Senate, with a focus on expanding broadband access as one of her key policy objectives. |
| 2022 | Wrote an op-ed as a Senate candidate pledging support for Israel, citing religious and strategic interests |
| December 2022 | After the release of the Twitter Files, Britt called for reform to Section 230 and criticized Big Tech, expressing interest in congressional hearings about Twitter's actions in 2020. |
| November 8 2022 | Katie Britt was elected to the United States House of Representatives, representing Alabama's 2nd congressional district, succeeding Martha Roby. |
| November 8 2022 | Britt won the general election, becoming the first woman elected as a U.S. senator from Alabama and the youngest Republican woman elected to the U.S. Senate. |
| October 2022 | Pledged to co-sponsor a bill to prevent Chinese-owned companies from purchasing American farmland |
| September 2022 | Accused TikTok of being a 'Trojan horse' for the Chinese Communist Party alongside other Republicans |
| August 2022 | Criticized the Biden administration for perceived inaction towards China, highlighting humanitarian issues and manufacturing dominance |
| June 2022 | After the Protecting Our Kids Act was passed, Katie Britt publicly expressed opposition to red flag laws, describing them as a potential 'gateway to push a disarming agenda' and reaffirmed her strong stance in defense of Second Amendment rights. |
| June 21 2022 | Britt defeated Representative Mo Brooks in the Republican primary runoff, winning 63% of the vote. |
| June 10 2022 | Former President Donald Trump officially endorsed Britt for the Senate race, calling her a 'fearless America First warrior'. |
| May 2022 | During the Republican primary, Michael Durant criticized Britt's past student government resolution regarding morning-after pills, challenging her pro-life stance. |
| April 2022 | Katie Britt voiced support for the Alabama Vulnerable Child Protection Act (SB184), which criminalizes gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth, and HB322, a bill requiring students to use restrooms matching their birth certificate gender. |
| April 2022 | Britt publicly articulated her views on education, advocating for removing sex education from classrooms, promoting prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance in schools, and emphasizing parental roles in certain types of instruction. |
| July 2021 | Katie Britt supported Alabama Governor Kay Ivey's motion to ban the teaching of critical race theory in public schools, demonstrating her stance on educational policy. |
| June 2021 | Resigned from positions at the Business Council of Alabama, amid speculation of a potential U.S. Senate run. |
| June 8 2021 | Katie Britt announced her candidacy in the Republican primary for the 2022 Senate election in Alabama, marking her first run for public office. |
| April 2021 | Elected to the Alabama Wildlife Federation's board of directors. |
| 2020 | Led a 'Keep Alabama Open' effort during the COVID-19 pandemic to maintain business operations and employment without shutdowns. |
| 2019 | Becomes president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama. |
| 2018 | Concludes her role as chief of staff for Senator Richard Shelby. |
| December 2018 | Selected as president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama, becoming the first woman to lead the organization, effective January 2, 2019. |
| 2016 | Begins serving as chief of staff for Senator Richard Shelby. |
| November 2015 | Took a leave of absence from Butler Snow to work on Senator Shelby's reelection campaign as deputy campaign manager and communications director. |
| March 2014 | Joined Butler Snow LLP in Birmingham after her previous firm, Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP, shut down, and started the firm's government affairs branch. |
| 2013 | Earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law. |
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia article Katie Britt, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.