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Ron Sparks was one of Alabama's most well liked officials and one of its most effective. He'd like to be again.
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Ron Sparks qualifies to run for Alabama agriculture commissioner
Former commissioner cites record on farmers, food safety, and consumer protection, pledging nonpartisan leadership in bid to reclaim office.
January 14, 2026
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See recent postsThe 2026 attorney general, ag commissioner races will be good ones
Two of our major constitutional statewide offices are up for election in next year’s May 2026 GOP primary.
McInnis reports strong first month in race for Alabama ag commissioner
Fifth-generation farmer Christina Woerner McInnis made a strong start, raising $114,750 in her first month.
June 5, 2025
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See recent postsThe McMillans of Baldwin County
There are two twin brothers from Baldwin County who have made history.
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See recent postsRick Pate, Will Ainsworth, Jack Hawkins
We have two men who were elected to statewide constitutional offices last year, who seem to be doing a good job. They are both working quietly and diligently in their new posts. Rick Pate was sworn in as the state’s Agriculture Commissioner in January. He followed John McMillan, who served eight years as Agriculture … Continued
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See recent postsNew quadrennium, launch of 2020 campaigns
A lot has happened politically in the first quarter of 2019. The governor and all of our constitutional officials have been sworn in and have begun their four-year terms in office with Kay Ivey as Governor, Will Ainsworth as Lt. Governor, John Merrill as Secretary of State, John McMillan as State Treasurer, Rick Pate as … Continued
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See recent postsA new quadrennium: Alabama potpourri and trivia
As we begin this New Year of 2019, Alabama begins a new quadrennium in state government. All of our Constitutional state officeholders begin their new four-year terms this month. Governor Kay Ivey will be sworn in for a four-year term on January 14. Also, being sworn in on Inauguration Day will be Will Ainsworth as … Continued
Pate denies domestic violence court record tell the real story
Agriculture Commissioner candidate Gerald Dial on Wednesday released documents filed in the Circuit Court in Montgomery County from his opponent Rick Pate’s 1986 divorce, which prove that Pate’s then-wife Carolyn Elizabeth Konrad Pate received a court issued restraining order, something very rare in that era. Pate is denying these claims, but records tell the story … Continued
Last opponent Cecil Murphy endorses Dial for Republican ag commissioner runoff
Republican Agriculture Commissioner candidate Sen. Gerald Dial has now received endorsements from two of his former opponents. Republican candidate Cecil Murphy who carried 77,000 votes in the June 5 primary election for Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries on Monday endorsed his former rival. Dial will face Lowndesboro Mayor Rick Pate in the Republican primary runoff … Continued
July 10, 2018