AL-5 GOP hopeful Daniel Boman facing legal, ALGOP ballot challenges | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Republican U.S. House District 5 candidate Daniel Boman may have issues with the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) in addition to his legal trouble. Boman is a disbarred attorney and former Alabama State Representative. He ran as a Republican in 2010 but switched parties to become a Democrat in 2011. He lost his reelection bid in […]
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ALGOP chair Wahl to appear on ‘Good Morning America’ Tuesday | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
It’s one year to the 2024 presidential election. On Tuesday, ABC’s “Good Morning America” will host a faceoff on the election outlook featuring the youngest Republican Party state chair opposite the youngest Democratic Party state chair. The Republican is Alabama’s John Wahl, 37, of Athens. The Democrat is Anderson Clayton, 26, of Roxboro, N.C. The […]
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DeSantis to qualify for Alabama primary Monday | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is scheduled to qualify Monday in Alabama’s presidential preference primary. The Florida governor is expected to have a petition with the necessary signatures filed at the state Republican party headquarters in Hoover at 1 p.m. DeSantis will become only the third GOP presidential candidate to qualify to be on the […]
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Federal judges ‘chose the map that is the most Democratic’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The map a federal court picked for the 2024 congressional elections in Alabama was the “most Democratic” of the three options, according to the Alabama Republican Party. A spokesperson for the Alabama Republican Party said in a statement after the map was announced on Thursday, “While we continue to have the utmost respect for the […]
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Alabama-hosted GOP presidential debate a ‘definite possibility’ — ‘I would like to see it happen in the fall’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Earlier this year, Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley revealed the third Republican presidential debate of the campaign would be held in Alabama. Last week, Wisconsin hosted the first debate, and the second debate will be next month at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif. However, no official announcement has been made by the Republican […]
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Alabama Republicans are ‘leading the charge to decrease the influence of the NEA,’ says party chairman | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) is “leading the charge” against state and national teachers’ unions’ influence on education policy, according to party chair John Wahl by banning campaign donations from the National Education Association (NEA) and the Alabama Education Association (AEA) in partisan statewide elections. Last week, the ALGOP executive committee voted to approve a […]
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Donald Trump calls 3 indictments ‘badge of honor’ in Alabama GOP dinner speech | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump was the keynote speaker at the Alabama GOP’s Summer Dinner fundraising event Friday night, helping the party rake in a record-breaking $1.2 million and shatter attendance records for such events in the state. Trump, whose private jet landed at Montgomery Regional Airport around 5:10 p.m., traveled […]
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ALGOP to consider rule change banning donations from NEA, AEA for school board, superintendent candidates | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) is considering a ban on campaign contributions from the National Education Association (NEA) and the Alabama Education Association (AEA) for its school board and superintendent candidates. The AEA is a labor union representing Alabama’s public school teachers. In May, the organization took responsibility for and celebrated shutting down school choice […]
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ALGOP Trump event in Montgomery nearly sold out | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The Alabama GOP chairman said an event featuring Donald Trump in Montgomery had gotten a positive response based on ticket sales. Trump will be in Montgomery for the ALGOP dinner on August 4. Republican Party chairman John Wahl said tickets are nearly sold out. “The response we’ve received since we announced President Trump as our […]
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‘Outright lies’ — ALGOP accuses Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed’s campaign of lying in mass text ads | #elections | #alabama
The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) is accusing Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed’s campaign of using deceptive text messages to gain support in next month’s municipal election. Reed has a comfortable lead in preliminary polls with only three candidates in the race, although the polls were conducted before most candidates declared. Municipal elections are non-partisan, meaning no […]
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