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Hightower criticizes Carl for Washington fundraising event

Republican 1st Congressional District candidate, former State Senator Bill Hightower, R-Mobile, on Tuesday, criticized his opponent, Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl, for a recent Washington fundraising event. “Jerry’s diving headlong into the swamp with D.C. lobbyists, big-spending Republicans and Never Trumpers – he’s already ‘gone Washington’ and he hasn’t won anything yet,” Hightower said. “The … Continued
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May 25, 2020

Club for Growth endorses Tommy Tuberville for U.S. Senate

Monday, Club for Growth PAC announced their endorsement of former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville for the Alabama Senate Republican primary runoff. Politico’s James Arkin published an exclusive report on the announcement. “Tommy Tuberville is a principled, free-market conservative who has the support of President Trump and has put together a great campaign to … Continued
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March 18, 2020

Club for Growth and House Freedom Fund both endorses Barry Moore

Monday, Club for Growth PAC announced that they have endorsed former State Representative Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) for the Republican primary runoff in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. This followed Friday’s endorsement of Moore by the Freedom Fund. Moore faces Dothan businessman Jeff Coleman in the Republican primary runoff for the seat that is currently occupied by … Continued
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March 17, 2020

State Rep. Chris Pringle endorses Jerry Carl

Monday, Congressional candidate Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl (R) was endorsed by State Representative Chris Pringle, R-Mobile. Pringle finished third in last Tuesday’s Republican primary for Alabama’s First Congressional District. Carl is in the March 31 Republican primary runoff election with former State Senator Bill Hightower. “I am confident Jerry Carl will go to Congress … Continued
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March 10, 2020

Club for Growth PAC Endorses Bill Hightower

Former State Sen. Bill Hightower, R-Mobile, announced that he is proud to be the only candidate in Alabama’s 1st Congressional District to be endorsed by the conservative Club for Growth PAC. “I welcome the endorsement of fiscal conservatives like the Club for Growth PAC,” Hightower said. “We share the common goal of bringing fiscal responsibility … Continued
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August 6, 2019

More fallout from the failure of Trumpcare/Ryancare

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, March 24, 2017, the Republican controlled House of Representatives failed to pass the American Health Care Act after promising supporters that political world is still trying to figure out what this means for healthcare and politics moving forward. US Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) supported the bill. On Monday, … Continued
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March 28, 2017

Jeb Bush Endorses Ted Cruz

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 23, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (R) announced that he was endorsing Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. Gov. Jeb Bush said, “Ted is a consistent, principled conservative who has demonstrated the ability to appeal to voters and … Continued
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March 24, 2016

Rift Opens Between State and National Tea Party Groups

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, May 22, various Alabama Tea Party groups released an open letter to complain about National Tea Party groups throwing their considerable weight behind Dr. Chad Mathis in Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District race. The Alabama based Tea Party groups wrote, “We object to organizations and groups like yours selecting … Continued
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May 27, 2014