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Gov. Scott Walker Keynote Speaker for ALGOP

Staff Report Montgomery – Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) Chairman Bill Armistead has announced that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will be in Alabama this Friday, August 23 as the Keynote speaker for ALGOP’s annual Summer Dinner. Over 900 attendees have RSVP’d to the dinner. The dinner will be held at the Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery on … Continued
August 21, 2013

College Republican Under Attack From GOP

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–After the controversial Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Proposiation 8 in California, Stephanie Petelos, the Chair of the College Republican Federation of Alabama, spoke publicly in support of universal treatment under the Constitution. Petelos had once been touted as a “Rising Star” by … Continued
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August 19, 2013

Armistead Reports From RNC Meeting in Boston

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Republican Party Chairman, Bill Armistead is attending the Republican National Committee meeting in Boston this week. Massachusetts (and the entire Northeast) is a region of the country where the Republican party has been losing strength for decades. The RNC hopes to turn that around in coming election cycles. … Continued
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August 16, 2013

ALGOP Announces List of Qualified Republican Candidates for AL-1 Congressional Seat

Staff Report Birmingham, AL- Nine candidates have qualified with the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) to run as Republicans in the upcoming race to replace Congressman Jo Bonner as the U.S. Representative for Alabama’s 1st Congressional district. Congressman Bonner resigned on August 2nd, after more than ten years serving in Congress. ALGOP Chairman Bill Armistead said, … Continued
August 5, 2013

Armistead Calls on Figures for Apology—Opinion

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Alabama GOP Chairman Bill Armistead is calling on Democrats to apologize yet again. Last week, at a meeting of the Over the Mountain Democratic Club in Birmingham, Senate Minority Leader Vivian Figures said that race played an integral part in the Republican rise to power in Alabama. Figures said … Continued
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July 22, 2013

From Benefactor to Malefactor: Current ALGOP Lawmakers Took More Than $1 Million From AEA

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Over the past decade, the Alabama Education Association (AEA) gave more than $1 million to Republicans currently serving in state government — including hundreds of thousands of dollars to GOP leaders who quietly took union money while publicly demonizing the organization. PACs controlled by Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard lined … Continued
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July 17, 2013

Youth organizations set equal marriage platforms

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY– Following the 5-4 decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act on Wednesday, the future political leaders of Alabama are able to find common ground on marriage equality. While the Democratic and Republican National Committees have starkly opposite platform positions on the issue of marriage equality, members … Continued
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June 28, 2013

Matt Fridy files to run for House District 73

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Matt Fridy has filed to run for house district 73, a new district in Shelby County. Fridy, a Montevallo attorney, was endorsed to replace Bill Armistead as chairman of the Alabama Republican Party by Governor Robert Bentley, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) and Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey. … Continued
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June 20, 2013

Armistead Says IRS Has Gone Too Far and Should Be Abolished

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In an email sent to supporters, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead said that the IRS has gone too far with its persecution of political groups not in support of the Obama administration and said that it is time to abolish the IRS. Chairman Armistead said, “The Internal Revenue … Continued
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June 12, 2013