Former lawmaker with controversial education stance eyes Board of Education seat
Meadows faced multiple allegations during her tenure at LEAD, ranging from mismanagement, alleged fraud.
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If actually serving the constituency is an issue voters care about, there's a clear choice in House District 74.
Alabama elected officials, candidates sign pledge to advance mental health policy
The candidates pledge to increase availability of mental health services, expand youth mental health services and improve crisis response.
ALGOP Outreach Coalition seeks to build bridges to minority voters
Among other speakers, Rep. Kenneth Paschal, R-Pelham, spoke about being the first African American elected as a Republican since Reconstruction.
Medical marijuana bill filibustered for nine hours Tuesday
The Alabama House debated medical marijuana for over nine hours without ever getting the issue to a vote.
Alabama Republican Assembly endorses Barry Moore
Congressional candidates Barry Moore’s campaign on Wednesday said the Alabama Republican Assembly has endorsed him for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. Jennifer Montrose is the President of the Alabama Republican Assembly. “We must have elected leaders who are committed to governing honestly and ethically and believe Barry Moore can best help our state and nation move … Continued
House swears in two new members on first day of legislative session
Tuesday, the Alabama legislature started the 2020 legislative session. The first order of business was to swear in two new members who had won special elections since the 2019 legislative session ended. Republican Charlotte Meadows was elected by Montgomery voters to fill the vacancy created by the sudden death of Dimitri Polizos (R-Montgomery). Republican Van … Continued
Charlotte Meadows wins House District 74 special election
Tuesday, House District 74 voters went to the polls and voted for Charlotte Meadows (R) over Rayford Mack (D). The special election was to fill the vacancy in Alabama House District 74 created by the death of State Rep. Dimitri Polizos (R-Montgomery). HD74 is in Montgomery. As of press time, Charlotte Meadows (R) had received … Continued
House District 74 voters go to the polls today
On Tuesday, voters go to the polls to select their state Representative in the House District 74 special election. The District is entirely in Montgomery County. The Republican nominee is former Montgomery School Board President Charlotte Meadows. The Democratic nominee is former Montgomery NAACP President Rayford Mack (D). Meadows won the Republican primary runoff election … Continued
Meadows declares victory in HD74 despite no official vote totals
Charlotte Meadows declared victory in the Alabama House District 74 race Tuesday night. Her challenger, attorney Michael Fritz, conceded defeat. Not a single vote had been officially counted when they did so, and the race wasn’t exactly a blowout. Fritz’s campaign staff said it concluded from going to each precinct that Fritz received somewhere in … Continued