Skip to content

Spencer Bachus

News

Lilly Ledbetter Endorses Mark Lester

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, September 26, the Mark Lester for Congress Campaign announced that Lester has received the endorsement of equal pay for women activist, Lilly Ledbetter. Lilly, whose unsuccessful lawsuit of Goodyear in Gadsden over allegations that she received less pay than her male peers for what she claims was … Continued
/
October 1, 2014

Lester Says Palmer Would Defund Violence Against Women Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, September 18, Sixth District Congressional Candidate Mark Lester (D) charged that his opponent, Gary Palmer (R), has promised to defund the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Lester said that in the wake of the Ray Rice incident he supports strengthening the Act, not weakening it. Lester told … Continued
/
September 19, 2014

Lester Challenges Palmer to Open Records

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, September 9, Mark Lester (D) met with the Alabama Political Reporter at his campaign headquarters in Birmingham to reveal his tax returns from the last five years and challenge his opponent, Gary Palmer (R) to do the same thing. Lester who is running to represent Alabama’s Sixth … Continued
/
September 10, 2014

Bentley Endorses Palmer

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, September 9 the Gary Palmer for Congress campaign announced yet another endorsement.  Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) surprised no one in an announcement that he was backing the Republican candidate in Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District. Governor Bentley said in his announcement, “Gary is exactly the type of … Continued
/
September 10, 2014

Lester Will Be Democratic Candidate in the Sixth Congressional District

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Mark Lester will represent the Alabama Democratic Party on the November General Election ballot in Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District. The Alabama Democratic Party approved the candidacy of Birmingham Southern College history Professor Mark Lester at their weekend Executive Committee meetings.  Lester will face Republican nominee Gary Palmer.  The Alabama … Continued
/
August 18, 2014

Love Says She is Still in the Race

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, August 8, the Alabama Political Reporter contacted Aimee Love to see what the status of her candidacy to represent Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District in the U.S.  House of Representatives. Ms. Love told us in a written statement, “I am still the candidate for the LP. The question … Continued
/
August 11, 2014

Palmer Appears to Have Won Congressional Election

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, August 7, Democratic Candidate Avery Vise announced that he was dropping out of the race to be Alabama’s next Sixth Congressional District Representative. In his letter, Vise blamed the redistricting that created Congresswoman Terri Sewell’s (D) from Selma majority minority district for the Democratic Party’s complete inability … Continued
/
August 8, 2014

Brooke Endorses Palmer

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, June 9 former candidate Will Brooke (R) endorsed former opponent Gary Palmer (R) in Alabama’s Sixth District Congressional race. The Harbert Management executive said, “Gary Palmer is the best choice for the citizens of the 6th Congressional district.  For most of his career, Gary has focused on developing … Continued
/
June 12, 2014

Palmer Campaign Relied on Positive Narrative to Rise to Runoff

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter When Alabama’s political pundits began handicapping the Sixth District Congressional race, everyone recognized that nobody would win the seven candidate field without a runoff. Most thought that state Representative Paul DeMarco (R) from Homewood had the name recognition and proven fund raising ability to be in that runoff.  The … Continued
/
June 5, 2014

Rift Opens Between State and National Tea Party Groups

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, May 22, various Alabama Tea Party groups released an open letter to complain about National Tea Party groups throwing their considerable weight behind Dr. Chad Mathis in Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District race. The Alabama based Tea Party groups wrote, “We object to organizations and groups like yours selecting … Continued
/
May 27, 2014