Robert Aderholt

Robert Aderholt
Official portrait, 2018
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Tom Bevill
Personal details
Born	Robert Brown Aderholt (1965-07-22) July 22, 1965 (age 58) Haleyville, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Caroline McDonald ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	2
Education	University of North Alabama Birmingham–Southern College (BA) Samford University (JD)
Signature
Website	House website
Robert Aderholt's voice Aderholt honors James T. Stanford, an Alabaman marine who died during the 1954 USS Bennington explosion and fire Recorded July 27, 2017

Robert Brown Aderholt^[1] (/ˈædərˌhoʊlt/ AD-ər-HOHLT; born July 22, 1965) is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 4th congressional district since 1997. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes most of Tuscaloosa County north of the Black Warrior River, as well as Birmingham's far northern suburbs in Walker County and the southern suburbs of Huntsville and Decatur.

A social conservative, Aderholt was a member of the Tea Party Caucus.^[2] He became the dean of Alabama's congressional delegation following Senator Richard Shelby's retirement at the end of the 117th Congress.^[3] According to the Cook Partisan Voting Index, Aderholt represents the most Republican district in the country, with an index rating of R+33.^[4]