Alabama gubernatorial candidate Ken McFeeters (R) said that he plans to challenge primary opponent Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R) residency with the Alabama Republican Party, the Alabama Reflector reports.
Said McFeeters: “If you look at it, he does not live in Alabama. And we the people of Alabama, we’re not stupid.”
Former Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) “has quietly filed paperwork with the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office to run for governor, taking the first formal step toward what could become one of the most closely watched political contests in recent state history,” the Alabama Political Reporter reports.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Tuesday launched a website to campaign for governor of Alabama in 2026, ending months of speculation about his political future, AL.com reports.
Cook Political Report: “Though questions linger about the exact nature of Tuberville’s residence in the state he hopes to lead, few operatives in either party expect them to seriously halt his drive toward the end zone.”
NBC News: “Tuberville is seeking to succeed Gov. Kay Ivey, a fellow Republican who is finishing her second term and cannot run for a third consecutive term.”
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is running for governor of Alabama in 2026, Yellowhammer News reports.
“Back in state while Congress is in recess, Tuberville told a group of donors at a private event on Wednesday night that his mind is officially made up.”
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) has been telling senators and associates that he’s interested in running for governor in 2026 instead of seeking reelection to the Senate, Punchbowl News reports.
Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Lynda Blanchard (R) has issued a statement following reports that former President Donald Trump discussed giving her his endorsement in a primary challenge against Gov. Kay Ivey (R) if Blanchard dropped her U.S. Senate run, AL.com reports.
Said Blanchard: “While I don’t comment on private conversations, the President’s endorsement is unquestionably the most powerful force in American politics and when he endorses candidates, they win.”
She added: “The MAGA Movement is the heart and soul of this nation. I entered the Senate race to serve Alabama’s people, and no matter what the future may bring, that will always be my main goal.”
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) “said she would seek a second full term as governor of Alabama in an announcement that stressed her reaction to the COVID-19 outbreak and pro-business policies,” the Montgomery Advertiser reports.
“Ivey’s announcement did not come as a surprise, but will almost certainly clear the field of Republican challengers.”
Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA) announced he will run for Louisiana governor in 2019, Roll Call reports.
Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) fired back that the congressman is “abandoning his responsibilities” just a month after he was re-elected.
A little more than 12 hours after a state legislator suggested she was gay, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) issued a strong denial, the Birmingham News reports.
Said Ivey: “This most recent personal attack against me is beyond disgraceful. It’s a disgusting lie being pushed by a paid left wing liberal political operative. There is absolutely no truth to it. It’s false. It’s wrong. It’s a bald faced lie. And I’m not gonna let them get away with it.”
Embattled Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) “agreed to a deal that forced him to resign the office of governor, plead guilty to two misdemeanors and agree to never again to hold public office,” the Birmingham News reports.
“The extraordinary agreement, hammered out over the weekend and throughout the day… requires Bentley to repay the state for misused funds and perform community service. In response, the state attorney general’s office will not pursue other felonies against Bentley, including those referred for prosecution last week by the Alabama Ethics Commission.”
“Whether the governor faces jail time on the misdemeanors – which are technically punishable by as much as a year in prison – is left to the judge who will sentence him. It is unlikely he will serve time.”
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) “simultaneously sued to block potential impeachment proceedings and apologized to voters Friday, assuring them he has done nothing illegal and vowing to stay in office in the face of a sex-tinged scandal,” the AP reports.
“The governor’s defiance comes at the end of particularly difficult week. Calls for Bentley’s resignation have grown, and he learned he could face criminal prosecution after the Alabama Ethics Commission found probable cause that he broke ethics and campaign law.”
“Alabama lawmakers began laying the legal groundwork Tuesday to impeach their governor over his alleged adulterous affair with his former top political adviser,” NBC News reports.
“The deliberations of the Alabama House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee got underway as the state’s Attorney General’s Office was simultaneously pursuing a criminal investigation of Gov. Robert Bentley.”
Birmingham News: “A growing number of Alabama lawmakers — black and white, Republican and Democrat — are fed up with Gov. Robert Bentley and want to get on with getting him out of office. The attorney general, grand juries and ethics investigators can get in line behind them.”
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