Democrat Marilyn Lands flips Alabama state House seat after running on abortion rights | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Democrat Marilyn Lands won a special election and flipped an Alabama House seat that was vacated when Republican David Cole was convicted of election fraud last year. Photo courtesy of Marilyn Lands/X March 27 (UPI) — Democrat Marilyn Lands won a special election and flipped an Alabama state House seat after running a campaign largely […]
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Marilyn Lands, Who Ran on IVF and Abortion Issue, Hopeful After Alabama Win | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty Marilyn Lands has just won the special election for Alabama House District 10—a district where she, a Democrat who speaks openly about having an abortion, was a startling break from the status quo—by a whopping 25 percentage points. She could be basking in the glow of her victory […]
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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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Residency questions surround House District 10 candidate | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Voters are heading to the polls soon to make their voices heard. But WAFF staffers have been hearing about residency questions surrounding House District 10 candidate, Dr. David Cole. Questions as to whether he lives outside District 10 in Madison County. Tax records showed a web of different ownership and lease […]
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