Alabama House of Representatives, District 60

Party: Democrat

Residence: Birmingham

Political experience: Alabama House Representatives, 2010-present, after being elected in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022; ran unsuccessfully for Birmingham mayor, 2025; ran unsuccessfully for U.S. House District 2, 2024; assistant liaison, Capital Projects and Development for the City of Birmingham under mayors Richard Arrington, Bernard Kincaid and William Bell, 1996-2000. Elected national president of the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women, 2021; Named National Legislator of the Year by the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, 2015.

Professional experience: Givan & Associates Law Firm, 2004-present; Birmingham Housing Authority Hope 6 Administrator for Metropolitan Gardens and Tuxedo Terrace, 2000-2010.

Education: Bachelor’s in political science, Miles College, 1992; and juris doctorate, Miles School of Law, 1996.

Main issues: Continue funding education in the state, including funding the arts and other topics that give children hope; improving opportunities for people in the district. Givan takes issue with Mayor Randall Woodfin’s endorsing one her opponents, saying he wants her out because “he can’t push me back.”

More information: Facebook; legislative page.

Alabama Reflector contributed to this report.