Will Ainsworth

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, state Rep. Will Ainsworth, R-Guntersville, spoke to the River Region Republican Club at the Farmer’s Market Café about his campaign for lieutenant governor. Ainsworth said he grew up in Boaz, Alabama, where his father is a businessman in the local community. “I am from the private sector,” Ainsworth … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, Manufacture Alabama announced that it has endorsed Public Service Commission President Twinkle Cavanaugh for lieutenant governor, an office in the 2018 Republican primary. Manufacture Alabama’s President, George Clark, cited Cavanaugh’s conservative leadership, experience and reputation for the association’s endorsement and said, “Throughout her tenure at the PSC, Twinkle … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, in the wake of the disastrous Parkland High School shooting in  Florida that left 17 dead, State Rep. Tommy Hanes, R-Scottsboro, is co-sponsoring  a bill sponsored by Rep. Will Ainsworth, R-Guntersville, that would allow trained school staff to carry a firearm on campus to serve as a deterrent … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, State Rep. Will Ainsworth, R-Guntersville, responded to recent criticism of his plan to arm school teachers received from U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama. Ainsworth has introduced legislation allowing teachers with Alabama Peace Office Safety and Training (APOST) certification to have access to guns on school grounds as a … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter State Rep. Johnny Mack Morrow, D-Red Bay, announced that he has scheduled a press conference for Friday in Russellville, Alabama, to discuss his school security plan. “Former Senator Roger Bedford and I passed HB404, a local bill for Franklin County during the 2013 Regular Session. HB404 was enacted into … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, state Rep. Will Ainsworth, R-Guntersville, introduced legislation to allow trained and certified teachers and school administrators to carry guns in school as the last line of defense against the growing school shooters problem. “As a parent of three kids that attend this school I think I can share … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Public Service Commission President Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh proposed her own plan to arm school personnel that differs from a plan to arm teachers being promoted by her opponent in the lieutenant governor’s race, State Representative Will Ainsworth, R-Guntersville. “I find it shameful when people, on both sides of the … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Farm PAC, a political action committee of the Alabama Farmers Federation, announced their endorsements for the 2018 primary election for three key statewide races. FarmPAC spokesman Jeff Helms wrote that the endorsements followed a full day of meetings, during which Republican and Democratic candidates for statewide office met with … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, Dr. Will Boyd, former Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Alabama’s 2017 special election, filed his declaration of candidacy for the office of lieutenant governor of Alabama. “Alabama needs a Lieutenant Governor who will fight for a stronger economy, truly affordable healthcare, and quality public education for … Continued