Thursday, Manufacture Alabama released its endorsements of candidates seeking election to statewide and legislative offices. According to the association, the endorsements carry through primary and general elections.
George Clark, president of Manufacture Alabama, advised that the association’s preferred slate of candidates would serve to bolster the state’s manufacturing industry.
“The success of industry in Alabama depends on elected leaders to continue to attract and retain a diverse workforce, invest in transportation and infrastructure initiatives and work with regulatory agencies to create a state conducive to economic growth and success,” stated Clark in a release. “These candidates stand with Manufacture Alabama and are committed to making Alabama the best place to be a manufacturer.”
Manufacture Alabama’s endorsed candidates are as follows:
Statewide Constitutional Offices
- Governor – Kay Ivey
- Lt. Governor – Will Ainsworth
- Attorney General – Steve Marshall
- Secretary of State – Wes Allen
- Supreme Court Associate Justice – Kelli Wise
- Supreme Court Associate Justice – Greg Cook
- Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries – Rick Pate
U.S. Senate
- Katie Britt
Alabama Senate
- District 1 – Tim Melson
- District 2- Tom Butler
- District 3 – Arthur Orr
- District 4 – Garlan Gudger
- District 5 – Greg Reed
- District 7 -Sam Givhan
- District 8 – Steve Livingston
- District 9 – Clay Scofield
- District 10 -Andrew Jones
- District 13 – Randy Price
- District 14 – April Weaver
- District 15 – Dan Roberts
- District 16 – Jabo Waggoner
- District 17 – Shay Shelnutt
- District 18 – Rodger Smitherman
- District 20 – Linda Coleman-Madison
- District 21 – Gerald Allen
- District 22 – Greg Albritton
- District 24 – Bobby Singleton
- District 25 – Will Barfoot
- District 26 – Kirk Hatcher
- District 27 – Tom Whatley
- District 28 – Billy Beasley
- District 29 – Donnie Chesteen
- District 30 – Clyde Chambliss
- District 31 – Mike Jones
- District 32 – Chris Elliott
- District 34 – Jack Williams
- District 35 – David Sessions
Alabama House of Representatives
- District 1 -Phillip Pettus
- District 5 -Danny Crawford
- District 6 -Andy Whitt
- District 7 – Proncey Robertson
- District 8 – Terri Collins
- District 9 – Scott Stadthagen
- District 11 – Randall Shedd
- District 13 – Matt Woods
- District 15 – Brad Tompkins
- District 16 – Kyle South
- District 17 – Tracy Estes
- District 18 – Jamie Kiel
- District 19 – Laura Hall
- District 21 – Rex Reynolds
- District 24 – Nathaniel Ledbetter
- District 27 – Wes Kitchens
- District 28 – Gil Isbell
- District 30 – Craig Lipscomb
- District 33 – Ben Robbins
- District 34 – David Standridge
- District 35 – Steve Hurst
- District 36 – Randy Wood
- District 38 – Debbie Wood
- District 39 – Ginny Shaver
- District 41 – Corley Ellis
- District 42 – Van Smith
- District 43 – Arnold Mooney
- District 44 – Danny Garrett
- District 45 – Dickie Drake
- District 46 – David Faulkner
- District 48 – Jim Carns
- District 49 – Russell Bedsole
- District 50 – Jim Hill
- District 51 – Allen Treadaway
- District 53 – Anthony Daniels
- District 55 – Rod Scott
- District 61 – Ron Bolton
- District 62 – Bill Lamb
- District 63 – Cynthia Almond
- District 64 – Donna Givens
- District 65 – Brett Easterbrook
- District 66- Alan Baker
- District 69 – Kelvin Lawrence
- District 70 – Chris England
- District 71 – AJ McCampbell
- District 73 – Kenneth Paschal
- District 74 – Charlotte Meadows
- District 75 – Reed Ingram
- District 78 – Kenyatté Hassel
- District 79 – Joe Lovvorn
- District 80 – Chris Blackshear
- District 81 – Ed Oliver
- District 82 – Pebblin Warren
- District 83 – Jeremy Gray
- District 86 – Paul Lee
- District 87 – Jeff Sorrells
- District 88 – Jerry Starnes
- District 89 – Marcus Paramore
- District 90 – Chris Sells
- District 91 – Rhett Marques
- District 93 – Steve Clouse
- District 94 – Joe Faust
- District 96 – Matt Simpson
- District 97 – Adline Clarke
- District 98 – Napoleon Bracy
- District 99 – Sam Jones
- District 101 – Chris Pringle
- District 102 – Shane Stringer
- District 103 – Barbara Drummond
- District 104 – Margie Wilcox
- District 105 – Chip Brown
The primary election will take place on May 24, 2022. If no candidate earns a plurality of the vote in their respected race, a runoff election will take place on June 21, 2022.
Dylan Smith is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @DylanSmithAL
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