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Tea Party activist, former congressional candidate Becky Gerritson named Eagle Forum executive director

Eagle Forum of Alabama President Eunie Smith and Foundation President Jim Cooper announced Friday that Becky Gerritson has been named the conservative group’s new executive director. Becky has been a strong advocate for conservatism in Alabama since founding the Wetumpka Tea Party in 2009. In 2016 Gerritson received Heritage Action Sentinel’s Firewall for Freedom Award, … Continued
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January 11, 2019

Becky Gerritson will head Women for Hobson group

Thursday, the Rich Hobson for Congress Campaign announced that conservative leader Becky Gerritson will head Women for Hobson. Gerritson ran for Congress in the 2016 Republican Party. She is the founder and president of the Wetumpka Tea Party. “Throughout his career, Rich Hobson has distinguished himself as a true conservative,” Gerritson said. “I was proud … Continued
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April 27, 2018

Bikers for Trump endorse Hobson

Wednesday, the Rich Hobson for Congress Campaign announced the endorsement of the South Alabama Chapter of Boots on the Ground Bikers for Trump. The grassroots organization originally formed to support the election of President Donald Trump in 2016.  Hobson is running to represent the 2nd Congressional District. “Rich Hobson’s honest, pragmatic, and hopeful insight into … Continued
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April 26, 2018

Mitch McConnell bolsters Strange’s campaign

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, August 1: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Kentucky) unprecedented interference in the Alabama Republican Primary is becoming a national story. On Monday, US Representative and US Senate candidate Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) released a new ad reaffirming his strong support of Donald Trump’s presidency and attacking Luther Strange for … Continued
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August 3, 2017

Moore and Brooks share stage at Tea Party Forum in Wetumpka

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, July 31, 2013, the Wetumpka Tea Party held what they billed as a top three Republican candidates forum.  Based on polling that has been made public, they invited only the top three candidates out of the Republican field of nine: former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, … Continued
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August 1, 2017
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Babies or Bureaucrats

    An open letter to the Alabama Congressional Delegation from Becky Gerritson, President, Wetumpka TEA Party (AL) & National Outreach Coordinator for Grassroots for Victory USA. In my lifetime, I have watched America go to extraordinary lengths to fight global injustice:  homicide, genocide, infanticide and terrorism. The images of that injustice are horrific.  The lengths … Continued
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September 4, 2015

Voters to Decide on Armory Upgrades on Tuesday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, November 4 Alabama voters go to the polls to vote on Amendment 2.  Alabama’s National Guard Armories are aging and need repairs.  The federal government will pay fifty percent or more of the cost of the work; but the state needs to come up with our portion … Continued
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October 29, 2014

House District 31 Special Republican Runoff is Tuesday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Republican voters in Alabama House of Representatives District 31 vote on Tuesday, January 28 to select who will be their State Representative for the rest of the year: retired businessman, Mike Holmes, or car deal Jimmy Collier.  The winner of Tuesday’s Special Republican Primary runoff will be district 31’s … Continued
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January 27, 2014

There Will Be No Special General Election in HD 31

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Probate Judge John Enslen has confirmed in a written statement that the upcoming January 28, 2014, run-off election between Mike Holmes and Jimmy Collier will determine the final winner for the vacant house seat created by the resignation of Barry Mask last October. Probate Judge Enslen received word from … Continued
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December 6, 2013