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Josh Pendergrass announces run for Alabama House District 88

Businessman, attorney and Baptist pastor Josh Pendergrass is running for state House District 88.

June 4, 2021

Alabama House speaker addresses arrest of Rep. Will Dismukes on theft charge

Speaker of the Alabama House Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, on Friday said a state representative arrested and charged with theft on Thursday is alleged to have committed the theft before he was elected and is due a presumption of innocence. Rep. Will Dismukes, R-Prattville, turned himself in at the Montgomery County Detention Center Thursday after a … Continued

August 7, 2020

Arrest warrant issued for Rep. Will Dismukes for felony theft

Dismukes is charged with first-degree theft of property in connection with a theft that occurred at his place of employment between the years 2016 to 2018.

August 6, 2020

Dismukes resigns as pastor, refuses to step down as state lawmaker

Embattled State Rep. Will Dismukes has resigned as pastor of a Baptist church but defiantly declared that he has no plans to step down from the state Legislature. The Alabama Baptist, an online and print news source for Baptists around the state, reported on Thursday that Dismukes had agreed to step down from Pleasant Hill … Continued

July 30, 2020

Why should Will Dismukes resign?

Will Dismukes and his love for all things confederacy aren't an outlier in the Alabama Republican Party. The party has sought those voters. It has encouraged those views. It has backed legislation supporting those insane beliefs.

July 28, 2020

Alabama lawmaker faces sharp criticism over celebration of former KKK leader

State Rep. Will Dismukes, R-Prattville, is again facing calls to resign over a social media post he made about his participation in an event honoring Confederate heritage. Dismukes posted a photo of himself on Sunday speaking at Fort Dixie the day before, where a yearly event was held celebrating the birthday of Nathan Bedford Forrest, … Continued

July 27, 2020

Alabama Democrats call for Rep. Will Dismukes to resign over support for Confederacy

Updated at 8 p.m. to include a response from Rep. Will Dismukes. The executive director of the Alabama Democratic Party on Friday called for the resignation of a Republican state representative over his support for the Confederacy, Confederate monuments and his membership in a local Sons of Confederate Veterans chapter. The Alabama Democratic Party — … Continued

June 19, 2020

Dismukes drops out of 2nd Congressional District race

State Rep. Will Dismukes announced he is leaving Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District race. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce today that I am withdrawing from the 2nd congressional district race,” said Dismukes. “I want to give a sincere thanks to everyone who supported me and contributed to the campaign. The encouragement I … Continued

October 31, 2019