Marilyn Lands, Democrat who ran on reproductive rights, flips Alabama House seat • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands, who campaigned on reproductive rights and chipping away at Alabama’s near-total abortion ban, won a special election Tuesday for a Huntsville-area state House seat. Decision Desk HQ, a website that reports election results, called the race for Lands shortly after 8:30 p.m. As of 9:22 p.m. Tuesday, Lands had 3,715 votes […]
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Where is Alabama House District 10? | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – With the Alabama House of Representatives District 10 special election between Republican Teddy Powell and Democrat Marilyn Lands coming up on Tuesday, you may be wondering if you are eligible to vote in the race. If you are, indeed, asking yourself that question, don’t worry because WAFF has got you covered. […]
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Alabama Senate Republicans appear divided over gambling bill • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
A gambling package passed by the Alabama House last month appears stalled in the Alabama Senate amid strong opposition from some senators. It’s still not clear what proposal, if any, can win the support of the Republican caucus, but senators on both sides are expecting changes. Alabama Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, a longtime […]
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Gambling bills headed to Alabama House vote • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
The Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism committee Wednesday approved an ambitious proposal to legalize gambling in Alabama. The package, approved on a voice vote, could come to the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday. HB 151, sponsored by Rep. Chris Blackshear, R-Smiths Station, is a constitutional amendment that would give Alabamians […]
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Alabama House Districts 16, 55 hold special elections Tuesday: what you need to know | #elections | #alabama
Voters in the Birmingham and Tuscaloosa areas go to the polls Tuesday to choose nominees for special elections for the state House. In House District 16, running from Fayette County through north Tuscaloosa and western Jefferson counties, five Republicans and one Democrat are seeking their party’s nomination. In House District 55, in portions of Birmingham […]
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Rep. David Cole resigns from Alabama House; agrees to plead guilty to voting fraud charge | #elections | #alabama
A state representative from Madison County will plead guilty to a charge of voting fraud, according to a plea agreement filed Thursday afternoon. Under the terms of the agreement, Rep. David Cole, R-Madison, will plead guilty to a charge of knowingly voting at a polling place where he was not authorized to vote. Both the […]
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Field set for Huntsville-area House seat, a rare competitive district | #elections | #alabama
A Republican and a Democrat have qualified for the Alabama House District 10 special election for the Madison County area in March. Teddy Powell, a Madison City councilman and until recently a budget analyst with the U.S. Department of Defense, qualified for the Republicans. Marilyn Lands, a licensed professional counselor, qualified for the Democrats. She […]
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Rep. David Cole arrested on voter fraud charges | #elections | #alabama
Rep. David Cole, R-Madison, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a charge of voting at multiple or unauthorized locations. Cole, elected to the Alabama House of Representatives last year, was listed in the Madison County Detention Center on Tuesday afternoon. An official at the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, who identified herself as Clerk Lancaster, confirmed that […]
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Three Republicans vie for north Alabama Senate seat in Tuesday primary | #elections | #alabama
Republican voters in Senate District 9 – which includes parts of Blount, Madison and Marshall counties – will go to the polls Tuesday to select a nominee. Rep. Brock Colvin, R-Albertville; former Morgan County Commissioner Stacy Lee George and Rep. Wes Kitchens, R-Arab are seeking the nomination. No Democrat qualified for the race. The seat […]
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Wes Kitchens wins Alabama Senate District 9 seat | #elections | #alabama
Rep. Wes Kitchens of Arab won the Republican nomination for Senate District 9 on Tuesday night, outpacing two other challengers. The win makes Kitchens the senator for the district, which became vacant after former Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield, R-Arab, left to join the Business Council of Alabama after about 13 years in the Alabama […]
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