Alabama Political Scene
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Statewide Races:
Chief Justice, Alabama Supreme Court
Charlie Graddick is running to be the Chief Justice on Alabama's Supreme Court.
Chuck Malone is seeking reelection as Chief Justice of Alabama's Supreme Court.
Roy Moore is once again seeking to be the Chief Justice of Alabama's Supreme Court.
Pelham Attorney Harry Lyon is the lone Democrat seeking a position on Alabama's Supreme Court
Associate Justice, Alabama Supreme Court
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals Judge Tommy Bryan is seeking the open seat on the Alabama Supreme Court.
Public Service Commission President
Former Lt. Governor Lucy Baxley is seeking another term as the Public Service Commission President.
After just a year on the Public Service Commission, Twinkle Cavanaugh now seeks to lead.
Mobile native and veteran Chip Brown is making his first foray into politics.
Alabama State Board of Education District 7
Retired Lamar County Superintendent Jeff Newman now seeks to represent District 7 on the State Board of Education.
Political News
Alabama legislators are returning to Montgomery for the third day of their special session on designing new legislative districts.
Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore says his Foundation for Moral Law is ready to defend the DeKalb County town of Sylvania over a demand it remove Bible verses from welcome signs at the entrances to town.
Alabama Democrats failed in the Legislature and in court Friday to stop new legislative districts proposed by Republicans.
One of the senior members of the Alabama House, 84-year-old Democratic Rep. Demetrius Newton, says rumors of his retirement are premature.
Alabama's unemployment rate has declined for the ninth straight month to 7.2 percent for April.
Gov. Robert Bentley said this morning that he doesn’t like part of the changes made by the state Legislature to Alabama’s immigration law and wants them addressed in a special session.
White Democrats opposed to new legislative districts designed by Republicans say they would turn the Legislature into a body of white Republicans and black Democrats.
Gov. Robert Bentley says he will sign both state budgets passed by the Legislature late Wednesday night and will sign a bill to raise court fees.
Gov. Robert Bentley is asking the Alabama Legislature to do more than draw new legislative districts in its special session.
Chairman Bill Armistead announced that the Alabama Republican Party is now accepting applications from candidates interested in being placed on the ballot as the Republican nominee for Madison County District Court Judge, Place 3. This vacancy occurred when Chris Messervy was removed from the ballot for failure to file financial disclosure reports with the Alabama Secretary of State’s office in a timely manner as required under the Alabama Fair Campaign Practices Act.
