When Steve Marshall was appointed Alabama Attorney General in early 2017, Yellowhammer News began researching our state’s new top cop and stumbled upon a video of him speaking off the cuff at his church in Albertville.
“Every now and then, we catch a glimpse of politicians and public servants in candid moments behind a camera or a hot mic,” wrote former Yellowhammer News Editor Larry Huff. “These rare instances often give our readers more insight into public figures than their planned appearances and prepared remarks.”
In the video, Marshall told his Lifepoint Church family that the attorney general appointment made him feel like the luckiest man in Alabama because he had planned to run a long-shot campaign all along for his “dream job”.
“You know, rural DA from Marshall County with no money thinks he can become AG? Well, see what God does?” Marshall said the week he received the appointment. “My prayer throughout this was that I be obedient to God’s will. If I stayed as Marshall County DA until I retired, I would have been a blessed man, but my prayer was one that said, ‘God, if this is where you want me, if this is the place that I need to be able to live through your glory, then this is what I want.’”
“What has struck me is what an amazing platform I have to be somebody that’s a sinner saved by grace but can demonstrate to others that we do the right thing for the right reason,” Marshall said.
Watch the video, visit Marshall’s campaign website and Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter.
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