[1][2] Hammon resigned as House Majority Leader in February 2017 and announced in July 2017 that he would be retiring and would not see reelection in 2018.
[3][4] In September 2017, Hammon pleaded guilty to devising a scheme to commit mail fraud after he used campaign funds for personal use (a felony).
[1] He is a member of Associated Builders and Contractors, Business Council of Alabama, the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, the Morgan County Economic Development Association, the National Federation of Independent Business, the Tennessee Valley Training Center, and the United States Chamber of Commerce.
[9] Hammon was accused of taking money from his campaign account and using it for personal expenses.
He pled guilty to a felony count of mail fraud which required him to resign from his position in the House.