Avery Vise

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, September 18, Sixth District Congressional Candidate Mark Lester (D) charged that his opponent, Gary Palmer (R), has promised to defund the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Lester said that in the wake of the Ray Rice incident he supports strengthening the Act, not weakening it. Lester told … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, September 9, Mark Lester (D) met with the Alabama Political Reporter at his campaign headquarters in Birmingham to reveal his tax returns from the last five years and challenge his opponent, Gary Palmer (R) to do the same thing. Lester who is running to represent Alabama’s Sixth … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, September 9 the Gary Palmer for Congress campaign announced yet another endorsement.  Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) surprised no one in an announcement that he was backing the Republican candidate in Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District. Governor Bentley said in his announcement, “Gary is exactly the type of … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Mark Lester will represent the Alabama Democratic Party on the November General Election ballot in Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District. The Alabama Democratic Party approved the candidacy of Birmingham Southern College history Professor Mark Lester at their weekend Executive Committee meetings.  Lester will face Republican nominee Gary Palmer.  The Alabama … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, August 8, the Alabama Political Reporter contacted Aimee Love to see what the status of her candidacy to represent Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District in the U.S.  House of Representatives. Ms. Love told us in a written statement, “I am still the candidate for the LP. The question … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, August 7, Democratic Candidate Avery Vise announced that he was dropping out of the race to be Alabama’s next Sixth Congressional District Representative. In his letter, Vise blamed the redistricting that created Congresswoman Terri Sewell’s (D) from Selma majority minority district for the Democratic Party’s complete inability … Continued