Randy Price

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

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| name = Randy Price

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| state_senate = Alabama

| district = 13th

| term_start = November 7, 2018

| preceded = Gerald Dial

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1957}}

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| spouse = Oline

| children = 2

| profession = Businessman, farmer

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| alma_mater = Troy State University

| residence = Opelika, Alabama

| party = Republican|

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Randy Price (born 1957) is a Republican member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 13th District since 2018. He is a former Lee County, Alabama commissioner and chairman of the Lee County Republican Executive Committee. He also ran unsuccessfully for the Alabama House of Representatives in 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.oanow.com/news/state/opelika-resident-randy-price-running-for-alabama-house-seat/article_b4908570-3695-11e3-b2d5-0019bb30f31a.html |title=Opelika resident Randy Price running for Alabama House seat | State News |publisher=oanow.com |date=2013-10-16 |accessdate=2019-02-08}}{{cite web|url=https://yellowhammernews.com/opelikas-randy-price-will-run-for-alabama-senate-dbruce/ |title=Opelika's Randy Price Will Run for Alabama Senate |publisher=Yellowhammer News |date=2017-08-29 |accessdate=2019-02-08}} Price resides in Opelika, Alabama and is a small business owner and farmer.{{cite web|author=Parker Branton |url=http://www.wtvm.com/story/38533909/opelika-native-randy-price-clay-countys-mike-sparks-prepare-for-july-runoff/ |title=Opelika Native Randy Price, Clay County's Mike Sparks prepare for July runoff |publisher=Wtvm.com |date=2018-06-28 |accessdate=2019-02-08}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oanow.com/news/auburn/opelika-s-randy-price-announces-candidacy-for-state-senate/article_c73c67a2-8c6d-11e7-a28d-9b3c00dd101d.html |title=Opelika's Randy Price announces candidacy for state Senate | Auburn |publisher=oanow.com |date=2017-08-29 |accessdate=2019-02-08}} He is married to Oline, who is the revenue commissioner of Lee County.{{cite web|url=https://www.auburnvillager.com/news/state-house-district-republican-primary-randy-price/article_5ecd2890-db82-11e3-bd4c-0017a43b2370.html |title=State House District 38 Republican Primary: Randy Price | News |publisher=auburnvillager.com |date=2014-05-14 |accessdate=2019-02-08}}

On July 12, 2020, it was announced that Price was hospitalized at East Alabama Medical Center due to COVID-19, becoming the first Alabama legislator to be diagnosed with the virus.{{Cite web|date=2020-07-12|title=Alabama State Senator Randy Price In ICU With COVID-19|url=https://www.bamapolitics.com/54972/alabama-state-senator-randy-price-in-icu-with-covid-19/|access-date=2020-07-14|website=Bama Politics|language=en}} After a lengthy hospital stay Senator Price was released to go home. He endured a long, difficult recovery. He has since returned to normal work and family life.

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