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Alabama Democratic Conference endorses Michael Bloomberg for president

On Tuesday, the Alabama Democratic Conference released its March 3 endorsements. The ADC has endorsed New York City billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Joe L. Reed is the Chairman of the ADC and the Vice Chair for Minority Affairs of the Alabama Democratic Party. Reed said of Bloomberg, “He has shown a keen interest in the … Continued
February 12, 2020

Inside the Statehouse: Races to watch

Our antiquated 1901 Constitution was designed to give inordinate power to the Legislature. During the Wallace years, the King of Alabama politics, George Wallace, usurped this power and controlled the Legislature from the Executive Branch of Government. Over the last couple of decades the Legislature has wrestled this power back and pretty much excluded the Governor from … Continued
April 18, 2018

Knight v. Burkette: A near riot, unpaid bills and a campaign manager calls it quits in the District 26 race

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter By almost all measures, the evening of Dec. 12 should have been a happy one for the David Burkette Campaign. While the Montgomery City Councilman didn’t win his bid for the Senate District 26 seat, he had pulled off a surprising second-place finish and forced an even more surprising … Continued
February 8, 2018

John Knight, David Burkette in runoff for State Senate seat

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter State Rep. John Knight, D-Montgomery, and Montgomery City Councilman David Burkette received the most votes in the special Democratic Primary in Montgomery County’s state Senate District 26 special election. The two will face off in a runoff to fill the District 26 seat vacated by Quinton Ross after he … Continued
December 14, 2017

Bring photo ID to the polls today; House District 4, Senate District 26 also have elections

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Today is the day that Alabama selects its new U.S. senator to replace Jeff Sessions.  Sessions vacated the seat months ago to be President Donald J. Trump’s Attorney General.  In addition to the Senate race between Doug Jones and Roy Moore, there will also be major party primary elections … Continued
December 12, 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
December 7, 2017

Major Party qualifying has closed in House District 4 and Senate District 26

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Republican Party announced that it has closed candidate qualifying for both Alabama House of Representatives District 4 and Senate District 26 on Tuesday, October 10 at 5:00 p.m. Senate District 26 represents Montgomery County and House District 4 represents Limestone and Morgan counties. The following individuals qualified … Continued
October 11, 2017