Jared Vaughn

Lipscomb wins at Alabama Supreme Court, keeps his House seat

Thursday, the Alabama Supreme Court has ruled in favor of state Representative Craig Lipscomb, R-Gadsden, in the lawsuit that his former Democratic opponent, Jared Vaughn, filed against him during last year’s election. “We are very happy that this lawsuit is finally over,” Lipscomb said. “It is unfortunate that this frivolous litigation was ever filed and … Continued

April 5, 2019

Judge Rhea finds he has no jurisdiction to rule on Lipscomb’s eligibility

Monday, Etowah County Circuit Judge William Rhea (D) ruled that the court did not have jurisdiction to rule on House District 30 candidate, Brandon Craig Lipscomb’s (R) qualifications to be on the November 6 general election ballot. The suit was brought by his opponent, Jared Vaughn (D). Vaughn claimed that Lipscomb’s missing of an April … Continued

September 11, 2018

Lipscomb calls Vaughn ballot lawsuit frivolous

Friday, B. Craig Lipscomb responded to Jared Vaughn’s lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment to have him removed from the November 6 general election ballot. “The Alabama ethics commission attorney told Judge Rhea in open court that my paperwork was in order and correct and that I was in compliance,” Lipscomb said. “The judge dismissed the … Continued

August 27, 2018

Vaughn asks Court to disqualify Lipscomb

Democrat Jared Vaughn faces Republican House B. Craig Lipscomb in the November 6 general election. On Thursday, Vaughn filed a motion asking the court to issue a declaratory judgment ordering the Secretary of State that Lipscomb “shall not appear on a ballot and shall be deemed not qualified as a candidate.” When Lipscomb qualified for … Continued

August 24, 2018

Judge dismisses McKay’s ballot challenge citing no jurisdiction

Thursday, Judge William Rhea dismissed Robert McKay’s lawsuit against House District 30 Republican nominee B. Craig Lipscomb (R) citing the lack of proper jurisdiction. Former Ashville Mayor Robert McKay was narrowly defeated by Gadsden area architect Brandon Craig Lipscomb in the July 17 Republican primary runoff for House District 30. On Thursday, McKay sued: Lipscomb, … Continued

August 23, 2018

Vaughn comments on Lipscomb ethics filing situation

Democrat House District 30 nominee, Jared Vaughn, recently commented on the controversy surrounding Republican nominee B. Craig Lipscomb. GOP opponent Robert McKay is asking a Gadsden court to remove Lipscomb from the ballot and appoint him as the GOP. Vaughn told the Alabama Political Reporter in a statement, “I’ll start by saying that I just … Continued

August 20, 2018

St. Clair County Democratic Party chairman disputes accusations

Tuesday the Alabama Political Reporter had a discussion with St. Clair County Democratic Party Chairman Herb Kuntz about recent accusations against the current St. Clair County Executive Committee by the three candidates running for the state legislature seats in the county. Kuntz said in a written statement that the statements by the three disgruntled candidates, … Continued

July 26, 2018

Democratic legislative candidates express concern about St. Clair Democratic Executive Committee

The three candidates who are running as Democrats for legislative seats representing St. Clair County released a joint statement of concern with the leadership of the St. Clair County Democratic Party. Carl Carter is running for Alabama State Senate District 11. Nicki Arnold-Swindle is running for State House District 36, and Jared Vaughn is running … Continued

July 24, 2018