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Hearing set to determine who is the real Alabama Democratic Party Chair

Tuesday, Montgomery Circuit Judge Greg Griffin scheduled a hearing for January 30 in the lawsuit over just who is the real chair of the Alabama Democratic Party. In 2018 Nancy Worley was re-elected as Chair of the Alabama Democratic Party. That election was invalidated by the Democratic National Committee. In November a faction of the … Continued
January 9, 2020

Worley re-elected as chair — but as chair of what?

Saturday, the Alabama Democratic Party State Democratic Executive Committee (SDEC) met in Montgomery and re-elected Nancy Worley as chairwomen. Many Democrats, including large numbers of the SDEC, refuse to accept the validity of Saturday’s election and boycotted the meeting. Sources told the Alabama Political Reporter that by their estimates there was not a quorum present, … Continued
November 19, 2019

England elected first Black Chairman in Alabama Democratic Party history

State Rep. Christopher England, D-Tuscaloosa, is the new chair of the Alabama Democratic Party. The reform faction of the State Democratic Executive Committee met at the Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery to elect the new Alabama Democratic Party chair and vice chair Saturday. England defeated former congressional candidate Tabitha Isner and former candidate for lieutenant governor … Continued
November 4, 2019

After a wild Friday, Saturday could be a new beginning for the ADP and the end for Worley, Reed

The end has arrived for Nancy and Joe. Following a wild evening, in which a circuit court judge inexplicably blocked a called meeting of the Alabama Democratic Party and then the Alabama Supreme Court unblocked that meeting, embattled ADP chairwoman Nancy Worley could be heard on a phone call — apparently with Joe Reed — … Continued
November 2, 2019

Isner keeps Democrats informed ahead of chair election

The Alabama State Democratic Executive Committee is holding elections for Chair and Vice Chair on November 2. Former Congressional candidate minister Tabitha Isner is one of the candidates for Chair. Tuesday, Isner sent out an email briefing SDEC members and interested Democrats on what to expect that day. “The election for a new Chair & … Continued
October 24, 2019

The path to a relevant Alabama Democratic Party: One butt fumble at a time

It’s hard to adequately describe what happened at Saturday’s meeting of Alabama Democrats in Montgomery and do justice to the overwhelming and all-encompassing chaos and silliness that took place.  I’ve been searching for a good way to do this for the better part of a day now. And the best I can come up with … Continued
October 14, 2019

Doug Jones says that Worley has “caused a rift” within the Alabama Democratic Party

The Alabama State Democratic Executive Committee met Saturday in Montgomery at the call of Chairwoman Nancy Worley and passed bylaws counter to instructions from the Democratic National Committee on a narrow 80 to 73 vote. U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, warned that Worley’s action have put the state party in danger of losing delegates to … Continued
October 14, 2019

Young Democrats urge all members to attend Saturday’s SDEC meeting

Young State Democratic Executive Committee members, who were there last week at the member-called meeting, are urging SDEC members to also attend a meeting Saturday called by Chairwoman Nancy Worley. On Oct. 5, the SDEC met without the Alabama Democratic Party leadership and passed new bylaws, demanded by the Democratic National Committee. Worley was not … Continued
October 11, 2019

DNC tells Worley ADP to follow the new rules

Don’t even try it, Nancy.  That was essentially the message from Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez in a letter sent Wednesday to Alabama Democratic Party chairwoman Nancy Worley.  Perez laid out that a meeting called last week by a majority of Alabama’s State Democratic Executive Committee was valid and proper, and the means by … Continued
October 10, 2019