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Mac is
a lifelong resident of Autauga County. He's married to Mary
Lee Hughes Gipson. They have 4 children: Mary Emerson Lowry,
H.M. (Hoot) Gipson III, Robert A. Gipson, and Jo Ella McIntosh;
and 6 grandchildren. Mac attended Autauga County schools,
graduated from Starke Military School, a veteran of the United
States Army, and attended Troy State University in Montgomery.
He is president of Gipson's Auto Tire, Inc. with 3 locations
in Prattville and Millbrook. The Gipson family attends First
United Methodist Church in Prattville. His hometown affiliations
also include American Legion Post 122, the Samaritan Counseling
Center Board, the Autauga Family Support Center Board, and
the Children's First Board. He is a past President of the
Prattville Area Chamber of Commerce.
Mac Gipson
is serving in the Alabama House of Representatives for a third
term. His standing house committees include Education Finance
and Appropriations, Ranking Minority Member, the Education
Committee, the Children's First Joint Oversight Committee,
and the Community Service Grant Joint Oversight Committee.
Other legislative affiliations include State Department of
Youth Services Board Member, member and past vice chairman
of the Southern Growth Policies Board, legislative advisory
committee of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB),
and the Energy Council. Nationally, Mac is a Commissioner
representing Alabama on the Education Commission of the States.
Mac's
Grandchildren
Back (L to R): Ben Lowry and Lee Lowry
Front (L to R): John David McIntosh, Carter Gipson, Hannah
Gipson and MacHenry McIntosh
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