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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.

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Madison businessman will seek seat to be vacated by State Sen. Bill Holtzclaw

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter A Madison small businessman will be joining the primary battle for the Republican nomination for the State Senate seat held by Sen. Bill Holtzclaw, R-Madison, who has said he won’t seek re-election next year. Madison City Councilman Steve Smith, who is in his second term on the council, said … Continued

Chip Brownlee

November 21, 2017

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

Chip Brownlee

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

Chip Brownlee

November 17, 2017

Poll: Doug Jones holds eight-point lead, majority says Moore shouldn’t withdraw

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Doug Jones has gained an eight-point lead over Republican Roy Moore in the race to replace Jeff Sessions as Alabama’s next Senator, according to a new poll — amid mounting calls for Moore to withdraw after numerous sexual misconduct allegations surfaced in the last week. … Continued

Chip Brownlee

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

Chip Brownlee

November 17, 2017

Alabama joins 21 states urging SCOTUS to keep prayer at public meetings

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined a coalition of 22 states that filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday calling on the court to uphold public prayer led by lawmakers at public meetings. A federal court ruled in July that prayer led by public officials in … Continued

Chip Brownlee

November 17, 2017

Anti-LGBT pastors, activists will speak with Roy Moore in Birmingham Thursday

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter One said the same-sex marriage decision would lead to kids being encouraged to practice sodomy in kindergarten and another blamed Hurricane Sandy on gay people and same-sex marriage. Those are just two of at least seven fundamentalist religious leaders who will be speaking at a press conference for Roy … Continued

Chip Brownlee

November 16, 2017

More women come forward against Roy Moore as his attorneys attempt to cast doubt

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Several more women have come forward levying accusations against U.S. Senate hopeful Roy Moore, whom they accuse of making unwanted advances toward them when they were in their teens and early 20s — adding to allegations that Moore had a modus operandi of pursuing women quite his junior when … Continued

Chip Brownlee

November 16, 2017

Moore attends private fundraiser with Auburn supporters amid campaign crisis

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore headlined an invite-only fundraising event at the home of an Auburn Republican while the Alabama GOP Steering Committee met in Hoover to discuss the future of his candidacy. Moore spoke at a closed-door fundraiser at the home of Auburn Republicans Bill and Fran Dillard. … Continued

Chip Brownlee

November 16, 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