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Cavanaugh, Lathan, McClurkin to co-chair Alliance for a Pro-Life Alabama

Thursday Alliance for a Pro-Life Alabama announced that Public Service Commission President Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan, and former State Representative Mary Sue McClurkin (R-Indian Springs) have agreed to serve as co-chairs of the group and will help lead its efforts to pass Amendment Two on the November general election ballot. … Continued
October 12, 2018

Will Ainsworth captures GOP nomination for lieutenant governor, toppling Twinkle Cavanaugh

State Rep. Will Ainsworth, a first-term newcomer to Montgomery and rising voice within the Alabama Republican Party, has captured the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor, outpacing longtime ALGOP official and Public Service Commission President Twinkle Cavanaugh. The Associated Press called the race for Ainsworth. At the time of publication, Ainsworth had 51.49 percent of the … Continued
July 18, 2018

Ainsworth says that Twinkle is a liar

The Republican race for Alabama Lieutenant Governor has gotten heated with both candidates questioning the truthfulness of the other. On Monday, state Representative Will Ainsworth, R-Guntersville, loaded up the family into a new flatbed truck with a giant fiberglass tiger statue in the back and towing a powerful bass boat. The Ainsworth family toured the … Continued
July 17, 2018

Twinkle Cavanaugh criticizes Will Ainsworth’s “Truth Tellin’ Tour”

Monday, State Representative Will Ainsworth (R-Guntersville) and a candidate in the July 17 Republican runoff for lieutenant governor, is campaigning across the state with a life-size fiberglass tiger statue and a motorboat during what he calls a “Truth Tellin’ Tour” after his opponent Public Service Commission President Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, attacked Ainsworth over his past … Continued
July 16, 2018

Primary runoff elections are Tuesday

The major party primary runoff elections are being held tomorrow, July 17. There are a number of high profile offices including lieutenant governor, attorney general, supreme court justice place one, and commissioner of agriculture and industries on the ballot in the Republican primary runoff. There are no statewide races on the ballot in the Democratic … Continued
July 16, 2018

Former ALGOP Chairman Bill Armistead endorses Will Ainsworth

Friday, July 13 former Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead announced his endorsement of state Representative Will Ainsworth (R-Guntersville) for lieutenant governor in the July 17 Republican runoff election. Armistead served as ALGOP chairman from 2011 to 2015 and held a seat in the Alabama State Senate from 1994 to 2002. Armistead said that endorsement … Continued
July 16, 2018

Businessman Tim James endorses Ainsworth

Thursday, 2010 gubernatorial candidate, and respected businessman Tim James endorsed State Representative Will Ainsworth’s (R-Guntersville) candidacy for lieutenant governor. “I’m Tim James, and I am supporting Will Ainsworth for Lt. Governor of Alabama,” James wrote in a statement. “I know Will personally, and he is ready to serve the people of Alabama at the highest … Continued
July 13, 2018

Alice Martin endorses Will Ainsworth for Lt. Governor

Former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama and a former Chief Deputy Attorney General of Alabama, Alice Martin, on Tuesday announced her endorsement of Will Ainsworth’s candidacy for Lieutenant Governor, citing her disappointment with campaign ads by Ainsworth’s opponent, PSC President Twinkle Cavanaugh, along with other decisions involved in her endorsement. “I don’t … Continued
July 11, 2018