Wes Allen

Elections

Majority of Alabama House Republicans endorse Wes Allen

Allen garnered significant support from the Alabama House of Representatives, as a majority of Republicans publicly endorsed his lieutenant governor bid.

June 11, 2025

Wes Allen touts first fundraising report for lieutenant governor campaign

Allen boasted that his campaign is dominating the field in all financial metrics including cash on hand, amount raised, and number of donors.

June 6, 2025

DOJ drops lawsuit that halted Alabama’s voter purge

The suit successfully halted the program and there is currently no sign that it will be implemented again.

Jacob Holmes

March 17, 2025

Wes Allen highlights purge data from AVID voter registration system

Since taking office in September 2023, Allen withdrew Alabama from the Electronic Registration Information Center.

Wesley Walter

February 27, 2025

Wes Allen to host Alabama Electors Meeting for Trump and Vance votes

The state’s appointed electors will cast their votes for Donald Trump and JD Vance.

December 3, 2024

Immigrant coalition reacts to Trump immigration policy

Trump has promised to declare immigrants as enemy invaders to carry out the largest mass deportation program in American history.

Jacob Holmes

November 18, 2024

Elections are secure, voting rights are threatened, and have a plan to vote: SPLC lawyer

“All four of our cases on voting rights issues in Alabama will continue” after election day, Jess Unger says.

Chance Phillips

November 1, 2024

Secretary of State orders purging of potential noncitizens from Alabama voter rolls

Allen said he has sent a list of registered voters with noncitizen identification to the the attorney general's office for potential criminal prosecution.

Jacob Holmes, Chance Phillips

August 14, 2024

Secretary of State Wes Allen claims VOTE411 is a data-mining “sham”

The organization criticized “misinformation about the League’s nonpartisan elections resource.”

Chance Phillips

July 30, 2024

Secretary Allen accuses Biden of using undocumented immigrants to steal election

Without specific evidence, Secretary of State Wes Allen attacked 30-year-old voter registration legislation and support for U.S. citizens’ noncitizen families.

Chance Phillips

June 24, 2024