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Washington D.C. Office
1433 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202)225-4876
Fax: (202)225-5587
Jasper District Office
247 Carl Elliott Building
1710 Alabama Avenue
Jasper, Alabama 35501
Phone: (205)221-2310
Cullman District Office
205 Fourth Avenue, Northeast Suite 104
Cullman, Alabama 35055
Phone: (256)734-6043
Gadsden District Office
107 Federal Building
600 Broad Street
Gadsden, Alabama 35901
Phone: (256)546-0201
Decatur District Office
P.O. Box 668
Decatur, Alabama 35602
Phone: (256)350-4093

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Biography

United States Congressman
Robert Aderholt
Representing The Fourth Congressional District of Alabama

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Congressman Robert Aderholt was re-elected in November of 2004, to his fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the Fourth Congressional District of Alabama.

Congressman Aderholt serves on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, and as Vice Chairman of the Military Quality of Life Subcomittee, which includes Veterans Affairs funding.  He also sits on the Transportation, Treasury and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Subcommittee and the Interior and Environment Subcommittee, which oversees the Environmental Protection Agency's water grant program.  Additionally, the Congressman is on the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe better known as the Helsinki Commission, which monitors worldwide threats to human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Congressman Aderholt has been an outspoken leader on the issue of religious freedom and expression.  During the 105th Congress, Congressman Aderholt introduced a House Resolution stating that the public display of the Ten Commandments should be permitted, including inside government offices and courthouses.  This resolution, which passed overwhelmingly in the House, was a prelude to another piece of legislation, "The Ten Commandments Defense Act," which would empower states to decide whether the Ten Commandments may be displayed in public places.

Congressman Aderholt has continued to work toward bringing record levels of funding to Alabama for transportation projects.  Congressman Aderholt campaigned on a promise to continue his commitment to improve transportation in Alabama.  This commitment involves making roads safer, improving economic development, and creating more jobs for the Fourth Congressional District and all of Alabama.

Congressman Aderholt has pledged to continue to bring local concerns of the Fourth Congressional District into the national spotlight.  When funding for home health care was cut, Congressman Aderholt introduced legislation to reinstate home health services.  And when steel workers from Gulf States Steel in Gadsden came to Washington to discuss their concerns about loss of jobs within the U.S. steel industry due to illegal foreign steel dumping, Congressman Aderholt responded by introducing the "U.S. Steel Jobs Protection Act."

In addition to advocating issues that are important to the Fourth Congressional District of Alabama, Congressman Aderholt believes that with responsible budgeting, Congress can work to make sure the government operates within its means.

Congressman Aderholt is married to the former Caroline McDonald of Huntsville.  He was educated through Alabama's public school system and continued his education at the University of North Alabama.  He graduated from Birmingham Southern College, and also graduated from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University.  After graduation, Congressman Aderholt was legal assistant to the governor in 1995 and 1996, and served four years as Municipal Judge in his hometown of Haleyville.

Born on July 22, 1965, and raised in Alabama, Congressman Aderholt and his wife, Caroline, reside in Haleyville with their daughter, Mary Elliott, who was born in 1999, and their son, Robert Hayes, who was born in 2004.  When Congress is in session, Congressman Aderholt's family joins him in Washington, DC.