- District: Alabama Senate District 14; state FIPS 01; chamber: Alabama Senate; district key: sldu:01:14.
- The Alabama Legislature describes its process and Senate chamber at Legislative Process. Official Senate map reference: Senate District Map As Of November, 2022. The Secretary of State provides state Senate maps, legal descriptions, and legislative acts through State District Maps.
- Redistricting context: on May 29, 2026, the Governor's Office reported that the Eleventh Circuit allowed the 2021 state-drawn Senate map and described the special primary as affecting Districts 25 and 26. This is state Senate map context, distinct from House and congressional boundaries. Source: Governor's May 29, 2026 announcement.
¶ 2. Geography and Communities
- The supplied mapped footprint has bounding box [-87.421989, 32.786365, -86.465672, 33.332961]. It intersects Bibb, Chilton, and Shelby counties. Mapping provenance: Census 2025 state legislative district geography and Census TIGER 2024 county/place layers; see Census TIGER/Line geography.
- Nearly the entire mapped census place overlaps the district in Alabaster, Pea Ridge, Montevallo, Jemison, Centreville, Brent, Thorsby, West Blocton, Brantleyville, and Wilton.
- Partial mapped-place overlaps: Helena, Clanton, Calera, Pelham, Hoover, Woodstock, Vance, and Columbiana. A partial overlap does not put the whole municipality inside the district. Place boundaries and district edges can be compared using the Census mapping files; mapped overlap area is not a population share.
- The footprint links communities from the southern Birmingham-area communities toward Chilton County and the Centreville/Brent area. The named place overlaps provide geographic anchors without implying that every nearby unincorporated area belongs to the district.
- Transportation connection: ALDOT's active I-65 widening project covers the stretch from the US-31 interchange north of Calera to County Road 87 southeast of Alabaster, with projected completion in spring 2028. This is a Shelby County corridor and regional mobility connection. Source: ALDOT I-65 widening project.
- In Chilton County, ALDOT described US-31 resurfacing and safety work from Clanton toward Thorsby in 2024. Clanton has a partial mapped overlap; Thorsby nearly entirely overlaps the district. Source: ALDOT US-31 project announcement.
- Watershed context: the Cahaba River Basin Management Plan describes a basin extending through portions of Shelby, Bibb, and Chilton counties, among other counties. County-level basin coverage does not establish that every district community drains to the Cahaba. Source: Alabama Department of Environmental Management, Cahaba River Basin Management Plan.
¶ 3. Population and Electorate
- District population: 144,478, margin of error ±2,095, from ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimates. This is a district estimate, not a county total or voter count.
- Median household income: $80,254 in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars, margin of error ±$3,012; ACS 2020–2024 five-year district estimate.
- Poverty universe: 140,096 people, margin of error ±2,128; persons below poverty: 14,621, margin of error ±1,332. These are ACS district estimates.
- Source: Census Reporter API district extract of ACS tables B01003, B19013, and B17001. Census Reporter delivers Census Bureau ACS data; estimates and margins of error should not be treated as exact counts.
- The supplied estimates do not provide district registration, turnout, or electorate totals. Population is not a voter count.
¶ 4. Elections and Political Context
- The dated officeholder reference identifies April Weaver as the District 14 senator as of September 30, 2026; the Alabama Legislature directory lists Senator April Weaver for District 14 and Bibb, Chilton, and Shelby counties. Source: official Senate Leaders & Members directory.
- In the November 8, 2022 general election, the certified canvass recorded April Weaver with 31,917 votes and 852 write-in votes for State Senator, District 14. Source: Alabama Secretary of State, certified 2022 canvass.
- The Secretary of State certified April Weaver as the Republican general-election candidate on August 28, 2026, and Mandie Ledkins as the Democratic candidate on August 26, 2026. The certifications establish candidacy. Sources: amended Republican certification and Democratic certification.
- The 2026 election calendar lists the primary on May 19, runoff on June 16, and general election on November 3. On October 8, 2026, the general election is upcoming; no result or primary vote total is stated. Source: Alabama Secretary of State, 2026 election information.
¶ 5. Economic and Civic Anchors
- Chilton County economic context: the Chilton County Chamber describes agriculture, seasonal peach production, and manufacturing as parts of the county economy. It identifies the Adient Clanton plant as an automotive supplier and reports more than 700 employees. This is county-source context, not a District 14 employment estimate. Clanton has a partial mapped overlap with the district. Source: Chilton County Chamber, Business and Industry.
- Shelby County economic context: a Federal Reserve CRA assessment names Regions Bank, Shelby County Board of Education, Walmart, and Publix among Shelby County's top employers. The assessment also discusses employers in Chilton and Bibb counties. These are county-level descriptions, not claims that each employer is located inside the district or employs district residents. Source: Federal Reserve CRA assessment.
- Education: the University of Montevallo is located at 75 College Drive in Montevallo, a community whose mapped place lies nearly entirely within the district. It is a regional higher-education anchor. Source: University of Montevallo.
- Healthcare: Bibb Medical Center is at 208 Pierson Avenue in Centreville, a community whose mapped place lies nearly entirely within the district. Its site describes hospital, clinic, urgent-care, and skilled-nursing services. Source: Bibb Medical Center.
- Healthcare: Shelby Baptist Medical Center is at 1000 1st Street North in Alabaster, a community whose mapped place lies nearly entirely within the district. Brookwood Baptist Health describes it as delivering care to the Alabaster community; it is a local facility and regional healthcare connection. Source: Shelby Baptist Medical Center.
- Civic and environmental organization: Cahaba River Coalition works to protect and restore the Cahaba River and its watershed. It is a regional watershed actor; the mission statement does not establish a particular relationship with district residents or legislators. Source: Cahaba River Coalition mission.
- Infrastructure and commerce: I-65 widening between Calera and Alabaster and US-31 work around Clanton and Thorsby are documented ALDOT projects relevant to regional travel. The sources establish project locations and scope, not effects on commuting, local business, or household access. Sources: ALDOT I-65 project and ALDOT US-31 project.
¶ 6. People and Organizations to Map
- April Weaver: listed as the District 14 senator in the Alabama Legislature directory. Her officeholder status is distinct from her 2026 candidacy, documented in the Secretary of State certifications cited in section 4.
- University of Montevallo: campus in Montevallo; institutional website. A local institution and regional higher-education anchor.
- Bibb Medical Center: facility in Centreville; institutional website. A local healthcare provider.
- Shelby Baptist Medical Center: facility in Alabaster; Brookwood Baptist Health facility page. A local hospital and regional healthcare connection.
- Adient Clanton plant: manufacturer and county-reported employer; Chilton County Chamber business and industry page. The reported employment figure is county-source context, not a district jobs count.
- Cahaba River Coalition: watershed-protection organization; mission and organizational description. A regional civic organization whose watershed coverage is distinct from the district boundary.
- Shelby County Board of Education and the other employers named in the Federal Reserve assessment are county-context anchors; see the Federal Reserve CRA assessment.
- Open research question 1: What relationship, if any, exists between Adient's Chilton County automotive manufacturing presence and employment or commuting patterns in the District 14 communities of Clanton, Jemison, and Thorsby?
- Open research question 2: What relationship, if any, exists between ALDOT's I-65 widening between Calera and Alabaster and travel/access patterns among District 14 communities in Shelby and Chilton counties?
- Open research question 3: What relationship, if any, exists between Cahaba River Coalition watershed work and civic or legislative priorities among District 14 communities in Bibb, Chilton, and Shelby counties?
¶ 7. Representation and Legislative Work
- Representation: April Weaver represents Senate District 14, which the official Senate member directory associates with Bibb, Chilton, and Shelby counties. District 14 is part of the Alabama Senate chamber.
- Dated legislative work: Weaver introduced Alabama SB105 (2025) on February 5, 2025. The bill proposed a Rural Hospital Investment Program and tax credits for donations supporting eligible rural hospitals. This describes an introduced proposal, not enacted law. Source: Alabama Legislature SB105 text.
- Weaver introduced Alabama SB243 (2025) on March 18, 2025, proposing changes to economic-development statutes and NAICS references. This describes an introduced proposal, not enacted law. Source: Alabama Legislature SB243 text.
- Weaver introduced Alabama SB270 (2025) on April 1, 2025, concerning where certain county sales and use taxes for county-board-of-education capital projects could be levied. This describes an introduced statewide proposal, not enacted law. Source: Alabama Legislature SB270 text.