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Chip Brownlee

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Chip Brownlee

Chip Brownlee is a former political reporter, online content manager and webmaster at the Alabama Political Reporter. He is now a reporter at The Trace, a non-profit newsroom covering guns in America.

Alabama Young Republicans pull support from Moore

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter The Young Republican Federation of Alabama is pulling its support of Senate hopeful Roy Moore even as the state party and most of its leadership, including the Governor, are sticking by the embattled candidate. The Young Republican Federation of Alabama Steering Committee, the executive committee which represents young Republicans … Continued
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November 20, 2017

Secretary of State: No crossover voters will be prosecuted

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill’s office said Friday that no crossover voters will be prosecuted and the instances of crossover voting were far fewer than initially believed. Initial numbers indicated in a formal election report in August showed more than 674 individuals had voted in the Democratic primary … Continued
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November 17, 2017

Greater Birmingham Young Republicans revokes support of Roy Moore

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Republican Party is sticking by Senate hopeful Roy Moore, but some of the party’s younger members are distancing themselves from the controversial candidate after several women levied accusations of sexual misconduct against him. The Greater Birmingham Young Republicans, a group which represents young republicans between the ages … Continued
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November 17, 2017

Roy Moore says he is being “harassed” by the media, threatens lawsuit against AL.com

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter An attorney for U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, his wife Kayla Moore and their Foundation for Moral Law is demanding retractions from AL.com over the news site’s coverage of recent sexual misconduct allegations against Moore. In a letter addressed to AL.com’s attorney, Moore’s attorney demanded a retraction over what … Continued
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November 15, 2017