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Candidates raise over $2 million in lieutenant governor’s race

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter State Rep. Will Ainsworth, R-Guntersville, state Sen. Rusty Glover, R-Semmes, and Public Service Commission President Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh are all running in a competitive race for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. The campaigns raised $2,390,411 in 2017 and have already spent $527,218. Ainsworth reported receiving $763,960 in contributions, … Continued

Brandon Moseley

January 8, 2018

Perspective | Reflecting on the top stories of Alabama politics in 2017

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter As 2017 comes to a close we reflect on the year in Alabama politics. 2017 was a remarkable year in Alabama politics. For many of the most powerful figures in Alabama politics, it was a disastrous 2017, as the political situation was turned on its head. No governor in Alabama … Continued

Brandon Moseley

December 27, 2017

State Canvassing Board expected to certify election results Thursday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Secretary of State John Merrill announced on Friday, Dec. 22, that the Alabama State Canvassing Board will meet Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, at 1 p.m. in the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office to certify the results of the 2017 Special Election for U.S. Senator. The State Canvassing Board is … Continued

Brandon Moseley

December 26, 2017

Moore says that he will let the process play out before conceding election to Jones

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Even though the numbers show that Democrat Doug Jones was clearly the winner of the U.S. Senate seat, the Roy Moore campaign refused to concede and decided instead to wait for the final totals from the campaign to be tabulated. “Wait on God and let this process play out,” … Continued

Brandon Moseley

December 13, 2017

Former U.S. Attorney Doug Jones wins Senate race; first Democratic win since 1992

By APR Staff Alabama Political Reporter Alabama elected its first Democratic senator in over two decades Tuesday after a grueling seven-month long election cycle. Doug Jones, a former U.S. attorney, faced a great challenge in overcoming the deficit polling between him and his opponent, former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore. Jones trailed Moore … Continued

December 12, 2017

Progressive Turnout Project sending staff to Alabama to support Doug Jones

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Progressive Turnout Project will support Doug Jones in Tuesday’s Senate special election. The organization dispatched eight staff members to Birmingham and will mobilize its supporters to knock on doors and make phone calls to voters in the final days of the campaign. “Republicans have truly lowered the bar by … Continued

Brandon Moseley

December 10, 2017

ADC endorses attorney Fred Bell in Senate District 26 race

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Democratic Conference convened a screening committee in Montgomery and voted to endorse Attorney Fred Bell in the Democratic primary special election for Senate District 26 on Tuesday. Bell is a Montgomery city councilman representing Council District 6 in southeast Montgomery. Chairman of the ADC, Joe Reed, said … Continued

Brandon Moseley

December 7, 2017

More county elected officials join the Republican Party

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The 2018 elections are approaching and more Alabama elected officials are becoming members of the Republican Party. Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan made a statement welcoming the new ALGOP elected officials: “Today, because of our strong county Republican parties, the ALGOP is thriving,” Lathan Said. “Now, 60 percent of … Continued

Brandon Moseley

November 30, 2017

Moore has five-to-seven-point lead in three new polls

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Two new polls show that Roy Moore still has a sizable lead over Clinton-era U.S. Attorney Doug Jones in the battle for U.S. Senate. A new Emerson College poll shows that Jones still trails Moore 53 percent to 47 percent despite accusations of sexual impropriety in the national press … Continued

Brandon Moseley

November 29, 2017

An open letter to Alabama’s Christian Community: “You are being played”

By Tom Ertl Dear Alabama Christians, In my 50 years of following national political races I don’t know if I’ve ever seen one as strange as the current U.S. Senate race in your state. First, we had the national Republican Party in the September Senate run-off working against the state’s more popular candidate Judge Roy Moore … Continued

Tom Ertl

November 28, 2017