The Executive Budget Office (EBO) is a division of the State of Alabama's Department of Finance. The mission of the EBO is to effectively prepare the Governor's budget proposal, properly administer and supervise the execution of legislative appropriations, estimate revenues for budget preparation and administration, and assist in the drafting of the budget appropriation bills.

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Doryan Carlton
State Budget Officer

Our Staff

The primary responsibilities of the budget analysts are as follows:

  • Work with their assigned agencies in the development of the agencies' budget requests and operations plans.
  • Monitor spending patterns to ensure compliance with approved operations plans.
  • Process revisions to operations plans based on program or spending plan changes that have been approved by the Governor and State Budget Officer.
  • Prepare legislative bills, substitutes and amendments as requested by the Governor, Finance Director, and other administration officials.
  • Provide up-to-the-minute information on bill status and the effect of certain legislation on state government finances.


Name Classification
 Doryan Carlton  State Budget Officer
 Hunter Meriwether  Assistant State Budget Officer
 JD Grimes  Lead Analyst, Debt Service, Other Appropriations, Employees' Insurance Boards, & SHERPA BFM Support
 Corbin Householder  Lead Analyst, General Government
 Jeremy Lucas  Lead Analyst, K-12 & Higher Education
 Casey Eiland  Lead Analyst, Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, and Military
 Alyssa Barnett  Lead Analyst, Health & Human Services
 Stephen Hopkins  Lead Analyst, Agricultural, Environmental, Constitutional & Judicial
 Kiara Broadwater  Lead Analyst, Historic Sites
 Mason Yagel  Lead Analyst, Industrial Development
 Maria Wharton  Lead Analyst, Legislative
 Cheryl Snead  Administrative Support Assistant I
 Martha Pegues  Retired State Employee
 Marshall Sanders  SHERPA BFM Support

Statutory Authority

The EBO operates under the following laws:

  • Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 41-4-80 through 41-4-97, also known as the Fletcher Budget Act, which embodies the original budget authority;
  • Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 41-19-1 through 41-19-12, also known as the Budget Management Act, which expands the scope of the budget authority and financial management and requires the EBO to assist the Governor and agencies in the preparation of program and financial plans, develop budget submission packages, review operations plans of the state agencies, and report quarterly to the Governor and Legislature on agency operations;
  • Constitution of Alabama 2022, Section 213, which prohibits deficit spending;
  • Constitution of Alabama 2022, Section 71.01, which requires the Governor to submit the executive budget proposal to the Legislature on or before the second legislative day.

  • Executive Budget Office
    11 S. Union Street, Suite 237
    Montgomery, AL 36130
    Phone: (334)242-7230

  • Executive Budget Office
    P.O. Box 302610
    Montgomery, AL 36130-2610
    Phone: (334)242-7230