Robert J. Bentley would have to call a special session or the election of a permanent Speaker would have to wait until the House reconvenes in February 2017.
[7] In June 2016, Gaston announced that he would seek the job of Speaker on a permanent basis.
[8] He also sits on the Advisory Council for the Assistance League of Mobile, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the State Building Commission, and the Southwest Alabama division of the National Mental Health Association.
[1] Additionally, he serves on the Boards of Volunteers of America, the Penelope House, Home of Grace for Women, Mobile Mental Health Center, the Mobile Association of Retarded Citizens, and Alabama 4-H Club Foundation.
[1] He serves as a deacon at the Springhill Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama, which was founded in 1949.