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Reflecting on 2019 and setting goals for 2020

Even after New Year’s celebrations have died down, the beginning of the year is a time to reflect on the past and set goals for the year to come. I’m proud of all that we’ve been able to accomplish since I was sworn in to the Senate in January of 2018, but there’s still so … Continued
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January 13, 2020
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The insanity of 2020

This is my last column. Until next year. Don’t want you to get too excited. It may be a time to reflect on the past 12 months. Or, better, a time to look ahead. 2020 is going to be a big year in Alabama and nationally. The U.S. Senate will at some point hold an … Continued
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December 27, 2019
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What’s in your best interest? Vote that way

Don’t count Doug Jones out. That happened once before, and those who counted him out have to call him U.S. Sen. Jones now. Sure, as a Democrat, Jones is a long shot once again in his re-election bid for 2020. Lots of Republicans are lined up to try to be the one to challenge him, … Continued
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September 12, 2019
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Two open congressional seats in the Heart of Dixie in 2020

Governor Kay Ivey has had a very successful first year as governor. One of the coups she pulled off was getting the legislature to pass legislation granting the governor the power to appoint the Board of Pardons and Paroles. The new law will give her all the new appointments to the Parole Board. Previously, the … Continued
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September 4, 2019

Senate candidates respond to mass shootings

Alabama candidates for the 2020 U.S. Senate election have spoken out on the recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, that left 31 people dead and dozens injured.  Among the candidates for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate who have commented on the shootings are Secretary of State John Merrill, former Chief … Continued
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August 26, 2019

Roby won’t seek re-election

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby will not seek re-election in 2020.  A five-term Congresswoman, Roby made the announcement on Friday through her press office, as she thanked the voters in Alabama’s 2nd District for her time in office.  “Throughout my five terms in Congress, I have cast every vote with the deciding principle that Alabama always … Continued
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July 26, 2019
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2020 U.S. Senate race

The long hot summer has brought some crystallization to the 2020 U.S. Senate race. This seat is the Senate Seat held by Senator Jeff Sessions for almost two decades.  He unwittingly made a strange and probably very regrettable decision to join President Donald J. Trump’s administration as attorney general.  Very few U. S. Senators with … Continued
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July 24, 2019