Everett Wess

Everett Wess says thinking about his children and grandchildren helped persuade him to enter the Senate race.¹ His educational path includes music education at Selma University, computer science and an MBA at Alabama A&M, and a law degree from Birmingham School of Law.² He is a member of Birmingham's Avondale Church of Christ.²

Before practicing law, Wess spent 17 years in information technology, much of it in Huntsville, including software work on NASA contracts for payload checkout equipment.¹ He also taught as an adjunct instructor at Faulkner University in Huntsville and Birmingham.² Since 2001, he has been managing partner of the Wess Law Firm, concentrating on estate planning and criminal defense.²³

Wess spent ten years on the federal Criminal Justice Act panel, representing defendants who could not afford counsel.² His municipal service includes working as a Midfield prosecutor and serving eight years as a Midfield Municipal Court judge.² He has also led the Birmingham Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section and the Greater Birmingham Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.²

His current platform emphasizes public safety, broader healthcare access and protection of civil rights.⁴ He supports tighter federal regulation of automated license plate readers and a stronger congressional role in tariff decisions.⁴ He faces Republican Barry Moore on November 3 for the seat Senator Tommy Tuberville is leaving to run for governor.³