Alabama's 4th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in Alabama, which elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. It encompasses the counties of Franklin, Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Walker, Winston, Cullman, Lawrence, Marshall, Etowah, and DeKalb. It also includes parts of Jackson, Tuscaloosa, and Cherokee counties, as well as parts of the Decatur Metropolitan Area and the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area.It is currently represented by Republican Robert Aderholt.Living former Members, there are no former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 4th congressional district that are currently living. The most recent representative to die was Tom Bevill (1973-1997) on March 28, 2005.