Bill Hightower (born 1959) is an American politician from the state of Alabama. He is a Republican member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 35th district.Hightower earned a B.S. degree in commercial banking and finance from the University of South Alabama and in 1990 he received an M.B.A. degree from Vanderbilt University.He won a special election on March 12, 2013 to replace former Alabama state senator Ben Brooks.