Representative Venable received his B.S. Degree in Business Administration from Auburn University. He is the editor and publisher of The Tallassee Tribune and serves on the Administrative Board for the First United Methodist Church. He is a member of Sigma Delta Chi, a professional journalism society, and is a member of the Tallassee Rotary Club.

Senator Preuitt was born in Lawrence County. He attends the Church of Christ, a member of the Kiwanis Club, Chamber of Commerce, the Alabama Automobile Dealers Association and the National Automobile Dealers Association. He enjoys gardening and hunting.