Quinton Ross (politician)

Quinton Ross
Quinton Ross in 2019 at Alabama State University's graduation
15th President of Alabama State University
Assumed office
October 3, 2017
Preceded byGwendolyn Boyd
Minority Leader of the Alabama Senate
In office
November 2014  October 2, 2017
Preceded byRoger Bedford, Jr.
Succeeded byBilly Beasley
Member of the Alabama Senate
from the 26th district
In office
November 6, 2002  October 2, 2017
Preceded byCharles Langford
Personal details
Born (1968-10-30) October 30, 1968
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJ. Kelley
Children2
Parents
  • Quinton T. Ross, Sr. (1946-2023) (father)
  • Shirley A. Rice Ross (mother)
ProfessionEducator; politician
Academic background
Alma materAlabama State University (BS, MA, EdD)
ThesisThe Alabama State Senate's Attitude about the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 ( 2010)
Doctoral advisorRobert H. Beach
Academic work
InstitutionsAlabama State University

Quinton T. Ross Jr. (born October 30, 1968) is an American politician and university administrator who is the 15th president of Alabama State University, a Historically Black College (HBCU). A Democrat, Ross served as a member of the Alabama Senate from 2002 to 2017 and served as the Minority Leader from 2014 to 2017.