Presidential Primary

State School Board member Jackie Zeigler last week launched a campaign to defeat Amendment One on the March 3 ballot. The proposed amendment to the Alabama Constitution would eliminate the elected state school board and replace it with one appointed by the governor. Jackie Zeigler represents the seven counties of southwest Alabama and is running … Continued

Tuesday, Tabitha Isner, Candidate for Chair of the Alabama Democratic Party, has released an “open source” plan for saving the Alabama Democratic Party. Isner says that her plan lays out a roadmap for members of the State Democratic Executive Committee to call a meeting on October 12 in order to vote on new bylaws, and … Continued

Four Republicans are already challenging Doug Jones for his Senate seat. Now he may be facing a Democratic challenger as well. On Tuesday, embattled state Rep. John Rogers, D-Birmingham, said that he is considering running for Senate. Rogers said in the Senate floor that he is seeking $1 million in pledges supporting his campaign and … Continued

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The 2016 election season has officially begun with the opening of candidate qualifying with the Alabama Democratic Party. On Monday, September 14, the Alabama Democratic Party opened candidate qualifying today for the March 1, 2016 Democratic Primary Election. The Alabama Democratic Party reports that a steady stream of … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, July 21, the Alabama Republican Assembly announced that that the Alabama Republican Presidential Straw Poll will be in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, October 17, 2015.  The event is sponsored by the Alabama Republican Assembly and will be held at the Bryant Conference Center on the University of Alabama … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, July 8, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) issued a statement in response to Microsoft’s latest announcement of layoffs. Despite the fact that Microsoft already has more workers than it needs the company continues to push for I-Squared and other legislation to drastically increase the number of H-1B visa-holders. … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, January 6, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush launched a new political action committee (PAC), Right to Rise. While not formally declaring that he will be a candidate for the Republican nomination for President, the move allows him to raise money, measuring early support for a Jeb Bush … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Senator Rick Santorum won both the Alabama and Mississippi primaries last night.  As of Press Time, Speaker Gingrich and Governor Romney were statistically tied for second in Alabama.  ‘The Alabama Political Reporter’ covered the nights events from both the Newt Gingrich victory party and the Alabama Republican Party’s Watch … Continued