Mike Durant

Elections

Senate candidate Mike Durant once backed father against sister’s abuse allegations

Though Durant publicly accused his sister of lying about years of sexual abuse, private letters showed he believed her allegations.

January 19, 2022

U.S. Senate race is Alabama’s premier contest in 2022

The marquee event for this year, politically, in Alabama will be for the open seat of retiring senior Sen. Richard Shelby.

January 12, 2022

Durant calls Trump “his own worst enemy,” defends John McCain

Both Durant and U.S. Senate candidate Congressman Mo Brooks seek to capitalize on Trump’s popularity in the state as they vie for a seat in the U.S. Senate.

January 7, 2022

Mo Brooks, Mike Durant back Jeff Sessions on recusal in Russia probe

Brooks has a long record of publicly defending Sessions’ tenure as attorney general, including by directly bucking Trump to do so.

January 6, 2022

Jessica Taylor drops out of U.S. Senate race

The Birmingham-based businesswoman has backed Mike Durant in the race.

January 5, 2022

Ivey, Britt and Durant qualify for respective races

The major Republicans figures in Alabama's gubernatorial and Senate race qualified at Republican Party headquarters in Birmingham Tuesday.

January 5, 2022

Durant begins “Alabama First” campaign tour

Durant said he will focus on “stopping COVID mandates, defending our constitutional rights and firing the career politicians across the state.”

January 4, 2022

Mike Durant: possibly 80 employees could be fired over vaccine

Durant said a survey at his 600-plus employee company found that between 10-20 percent would refuse the vaccine.

December 28, 2021

Durant: Mo Brooks can’t win U.S. Senate seat

Pointing out Brooks' history in the last Senate race he entered, Durant said Brooks can't get to 50 percent, even with Trump's endorsement.

October 25, 2021

Newcomer Mike Durant comes out swinging at Mo Brooks

One day into his U.S. Senate campaign, Durant called into question Brooks' career as a politician and his support of the military.

October 21, 2021