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McKay addresses St. Clair Republicans

Wednesday, House District 30 candidate Robert McKay addressed the St. Clair County Republican committee at the Market City Grill in Pell City. McKay is running in the Republicans primary runoff against B. Craig Lipscomb. McKay is a former Ashville Mayor and city councilman. “I did make the runoff,” McKay said, “I have 34 percent. The … Continued
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July 3, 2018

Stan Cooke endorses Gerald Dial

Stan Cooke, a native of Walker County, Ala., and founder of an international Christian ministry helping the Jewish people Israel, endorsed Gerald Dial (R) for Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. “I worked on Ronald Reagan’s two campaigns, and I know what a conservative looks like,” Cooke said. “Gerald Dial is the rock-solid conservative Alabama needs … Continued
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June 29, 2018

First weekly filings released in crucial runoff campaigns

Cash infusions into campaigns and political action committees participating in the runoff elections on July 17 were required to file the first weekly reports on June 25. Between June 1 and the reporting dateline of June 25, the Business Council of Alabama’s political arm, Progress PAC, raised less than $20,000.00 from small businesses whose donations … Continued
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June 27, 2018
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Inside the Statehouse: Best races of the year have been for attorney general, lieutenant governor

The best races of the year have been for Attorney General and Lt. Governor, as well as Agriculture Commissioner and for the 2nd Congressional district. The Attorney General post is considered the best stepping stone to Governor and U.S. Senator. It is very high profile and prosecutes bad guys who go to jail and cannot vote … Continued
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June 27, 2018

A quick snapshot of campaign cash after primaries

Since the June 5 primary, candidates have only been required to file major contribution reports of $25,000 and over, so understanding the financial health of any campaign is difficult to ascertain. In the Lt. Governor’s race, Rep. Will Ainsworth has loaned his campaign $500,000, while his opponent, PSC President Twinkle Cavanaugh, hasn’t reported any new … Continued
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June 21, 2018

Dial endorsed by former candidate in Ag Commissioner runoff

Tracy “T.O.” Crane has thrown his support – and hopefully 55k votes – behind Gerald Dial. Republican Agriculture Commissioner candidate Tracy “T.O.” Crane ran a good race, receiving over 50,000 votes but now he’s throwing his support behind Gerald Dial. Crane decided to back Dial after assessing the two runoff candidates’ experience, background, and vision … Continued
June 21, 2018

BCA big primary bet not paying off so well 

Once, an endorsement from the Business Council of Alabama was a clear indication of the frontrunner in a political race, but this changed dramatically during the June 5 primary with BCA losing several high profile races while squandering vast sums of money on losing candidates. Embattled BCA CEO Billy Canary bet big but ended up … Continued
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June 12, 2018

Runoff elections are on July 17

The major party primary runoff elections are being held on July 17. There are a number of high profile offices including lieutenant governor, attorney general, supreme court justice place one, and commissioner of agriculture and industries on the ballot in the Republican primary runoff. There are no statewide races on the ballot in the Democratic … Continued
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June 11, 2018

Alabama Citizens for Life makes endorsements

Alabama Citizens for Life have made their endorsements ahead of the party primaries on June 5. The group said in a statement, “Alabama Citizens for Life is urging all pro-life voters to vote for The Pro-Life Leaders endorsed candidates.” For Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, Justice Tom Parker (R). For Governor, Gov. Kay … Continued
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May 22, 2018