Katie Britt poised to be one of Alabama’s youngest-ever senators, could serve for decades

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Katie Britt’s runoff victory Tuesday over Rep. Mo Brooks puts her in the position to be the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama.

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Katie Britt wins the Republican nomination for U.S. senate in a runoff against Mo Brooks.

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But to political insiders, what is just as important for Alabama residents, is she is positioned to be one of the youngest senators from Alabama since Reconstruction.

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“I was told, you’re too young, wait your turn,” Britt, 40, said to a cheering throng of supporters during a victory celebration Tuesday in Montgomery.

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“One thing is clear. Alabama has spoken. We want new blood. We want fresh blood.”

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Alabama Republican voters backed a candidate who if she wins the General Election, as expected, over Democratic challenger Will Boyd and Libertarian John Sophocleus in November

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will be the youngest senator from the state since Donald Stewart in 1978.

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Stewart was 38 years old when he won a special U.S. Senate election that year. He only served two years in the Senate, losing in his re-election bid in 1980.

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