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Terri Sewell announces she will not run for Senate in 2022

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U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) announced Wednesday that she will not seek Alabama's open U.S. Senate seat in the 2022 midterm election. "After careful consideration...

Mo Brooks announces 2022 U.S. Senate bid, pledges to be ‘fearless fighter’

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HUNTSVILLE -- Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Monday evening announced his Republican candidacy for the United States Senate. Brooks will vie for the seat currently...

Brooks attacked by shadowy out-of-state group for opposing Trump in 2016 primary

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As U.S. Rep. Mo. Brooks (R-Huntsville) appears set to announce a campaign for U.S. Senate, a dark money group from outside of Alabama is...

Alabama Senate candidate Lynda Blanchard hosts Mar-a-Lago fundraiser, gets surprise visit from Trump

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U.S. Senate candidate Lynda Blanchard on Saturday evening held a fundraiser for her Republican campaign at Mar-a-Lago, the storied Florida resort owned by former...

Alabama House District 73 special primary election shaping up

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The special election in Alabama House District 73 is shaping up to be a competitive one, with the March 30 primary date quickly approaching. The...

Defend Our Values PAC launches in Alabama, looking to become national conservative force

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The newly formed Defend Our Values PAC's (DOVPAC) first foray into a federal election is already making waves. Based in Alabama, the super PAC was...

2022 cycle officially begins: GOP Senate candidate Lynda Blanchard going up on TV

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Lynda Blanchard on Friday announced she is launching an initial television advertising buy in her 2022 bid to succeed retiring...

State Rep. Kirk Hatcher wins Montgomery’s Senate District 26 special election

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MONTGOMERY -- Rep. Kirk Hatcher (D-Montgomery) on Tuesday won the special general election in Senate District 26. Hatcher defeated Republican nominee William Green by a...

Ivey bucks ‘cancel culture,’ stands by Dr. Seuss on Read Across America Day

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Dr. Seuss is under fire on his birthday. March 2 is the anniversary of Dr. Seuss' birth, as well as the annual Read Across America Day. Started...

‘God’s on our side’: Tuberville says 2022 is final chance to save America from being ‘too far gone’

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MONTGOMERY -- U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Saturday addressed the 2021 Winter Meeting of the Alabama Republican Party. He delivered an update on his...

John Skipper elected senior vice chair of ALGOP, defeating Rep. Andrew Sorrell

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MONTGOMERY -- Mobile County's John Skipper on Saturday defeated State Rep. Andrew Sorrell (R-Muscle Shoals) to become senior vice chairman of the Alabama Republican...

Ainsworth opts against 2022 U.S. Senate run

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Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL) on Friday announced he will not be a candidate in Alabama's 2022 U.S. Senate contest. The seat is being vacated...

U.S. Rep. Sewell: ‘Exploring my options’ on 2022 U.S. Senate run — ‘I disagree’ we cannot turn Alabama blue like we did Georgia

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The 2020 election cycle in Georgia, which saw the state go for Joe Biden in the presidential election and flip two U.S. Senate seats...

Trump-appointed former ambassador Lynda Blanchard first to enter Alabama’s U.S. Senate race

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MONTGOMERY -- Lynda Blanchard, the businesswoman who was appointed by President Donald Trump to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Slovenia, officially announced her...

Alabama elected officials mourn the death of Rush Limbaugh

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Conservative media icon Rush Limbaugh passed away on Wednesday morning following a battle with Stage IV lung cancer. The announcement was made by Limbaugh's wife...

Alabama’s Fourth Congressional District again named nation’s most supportive of Trump

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The numbers have been crunched, and Alabama's Fourth Congressional District supported then-President Donald J. Trump in the 2020 election more than any other district...

John Merrill on possible 2022 U.S. Senate run: ‘We’ll make a formal announcement the first or second week of April’

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Last week's announcement by U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) not to seek reelection in 2022 was not a huge surprise to many political watchers. However,...

NRSC chair: GOP will hold Alabama seat being vacated by ‘lion of the Senate’ Richard Shelby

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After U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Monday announced he would not seek reelection to a seventh term in 2022, candidates from both parties...

What Alabamians need to know about the latest activity on Goat Hill — Feb. 9, 2021

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MONTGOMERY -- Legislators return to the State House on Tuesday for the fourth day of the 2021 regular session. The third day of legislative business...

State Rep. Hatcher introduces bill to allow student athletes to profit off of their image

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State Representative Kirk Hatcher (D-Montgomery) has introduced a bill that would allow college athletes to be paid for the use of their image, likeness...

Alabama elected officials, politicos react to Senator Richard Shelby not seeking 7th term

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Prominent Alabama leaders across the public and private sectors are reacting to U.S. Senator Richard Shelby's (R-AL) Monday announcement that he will not seek...

Senator Richard Shelby, ‘Alabama’s greatest statesman,’ to retire after current term

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U.S. Senator Richard C. Shelby (R-AL) on Monday announced he will not seek reelection in 2022. His current term is set to expire on...

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin’s reelection bid off to strong start

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Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin this week filed his 2020 year-end finance report, showing $1,003,783 raised so far with $1,000,756 cash on hand for his...

What Alabamians need to know about the latest activity on Goat Hill — Feb. 3, 2021

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MONTGOMERY -- The Alabama Legislature on Tuesday began its 2021 regular session. Both chambers gaveled in at noon to begin the third year of the...
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