Federal Elections Commission

Carl, Hightower raising money for July GOP primary runoff

Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl and former State Senator Bill Hightower are running in the Republican Party primary runoff on July 14. Both campaigns are preparing for the final push. Their Federal Elections Commission reports on their fundraising efforts are through the end of March. Carl reported total receipts of $1,513,462.10. $709,525.10 of Carl’s money … Continued

May 29, 2020

Sessions, Tuberville build campaign war chests headed toward runoff

Former U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) is running in the July 14 Republican Party primary runoff against former Auburn head football Coach Tommy Tuberville. Both turned in Federal Elections Commission reports showing campaign activity through the end of April when Alabamians were still under shelter in place orders to fight the spread of the coronavirus. … Continued

May 26, 2020

Sessions responds to negative attacks from Tuberville, Byrne

Every poll that has been released since former Attorney General Jeff Sessions entered the GOP field for U.S. Senate has had Jeff Sessions in the lead, whether it was by just two points or by as many as 10 points. Predictably, Sessions main two rivals, former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville and Congressman Bradley … Continued

February 18, 2020

Doug Jones leads Republican rivals in fundraising

The Doug Jones for Senate campaign reports a strong fourth quarter with over $1.9 million raised in the fourth quarter of 2019. He is leading all of his Republican rivals. The Doug Jones campaign raised over $7.5 million in total, with an average contribution of $68.05. Most of that money is from out of state … Continued

February 3, 2020

Rogers reports $697,688 in campaign cash

Congressman Mike Rogers, R-Saks, reports raising $410,592.64 in cash during the first half of 2019. Federal candidates are required to report their campaign finance reports every six months with the Federal Elections Committee. Rogers reported receipts of $410,592.64, campaign expenditures of $240,590.59 and a cash balance on June 30 of $697,688.08. No Republican primary challenger … Continued

July 23, 2019

Mo Brooks out-raises Chris Lewis 5-to-1

In Alabama’s 5th Congressional District incumbent Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, outraised challenger Chris Lewis by $179,761,81 in the first half of 2019. Lewis is challenging Brooks in the Republican primary on March 3. Brooks reported receipts of $220,395.06 and expenditures of $42,106.84 for a final cash balance of $870,469.73 entering the month of July. Chris Lewis … Continued

July 19, 2019

GOP candidates raise over $1.25 million in 1st Congressional District race

Republicans who are running in the open 1st Congressional District race reported having raised over $1.25 million during the first half of this year. The deadline for filing federal campaign finance reports with the Federal Elections Commission was on Monday. Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Lee Carl Jr. raised the most money. Carl reported raising $600,618.10 … Continued

July 18, 2019

Doug Jones, Bradley Byrne are fundraising leaders in Senate race

U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, faces re-election in 2020 and already that Senate race is drawing a lot of attention and money. Monday was the deadline for federal candidates to report their campaign finance reports for the first half of this year to the Federal Elections Commission. The FEC published those reports on their website … Continued

July 17, 2019

Jones “outraged” about Russian-style social media experiment during US Senate race

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones Thursday called on the Department of Justice and the Federal Elections Commission to investigate a group of Democratic tech experts who tried to carry out tactics similar to Russia’s election interference during the 2017 Senate special election that led to Jones’ election. The report from The New York Times said the … Continued

December 21, 2018