Kenneth Paschal

Alabama

Alabama black Republicans nervous about redistricting based on ‘stereotype’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

MONTGOMERY — Black Republicans urged lawmakers at a redistricting committee meeting on Thursday not to redraw congressional districts based on racial stereotypes about voting. The Supreme Court of the United States upheld with a 5-4 vote a lower court’s decision to require the Alabama Legislature to redraw the congressional districts to include a second largely […]

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Shelby Co. GOP backs State Rep. Paschal after a Democratic lawmaker referred to him as an ‘n-word’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The Shelby County GOP has come out in support of State Rep. Kenneth Paschal (R-Pelham) after he was the target of racially charged remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives. Earlier this month, during debate time on a bill from Paschal regarding parental rights, State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) approached the podium and […]

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State Rep. Paschal addresses racist comments from Democrat State Rep. Givan | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

State Rep. Kenneth Paschal (R-Pelham) pushed back against State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) on Thursday after she indirectly referred to him as an “N-word.” 1819 News reported on Givan’s comments from the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives Wednesday, where she used a 2017 song by hip-hop artist Jay-Z to imply the racial slur. […]

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State Rep. Kenneth Paschal to serve on a number of key committees as he starts his first full term | #elections | #alabama

Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Russellville) announced on Monday that State Rep. Kenneth Paschal (R-Pelham) will serve on several key committees in the new quadrennium.   Paschal will serve as vice chair of the House Military & Veterans Affairs Committee during the current quadrennium and will also hold seats on the House Education Policy […]

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State Rep. Paschal says ‘school choice’ must be clearly defined before the legislature proceeds | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

One sector the Republican-led Alabama Legislature has seemed to struggle with since gaining control in 2011 has been public education. Despite lawmakers’ best efforts, Alabama continues to lag in many metrics that measure the efficacy of the state’s K-12 education system. Conservatives have suggested school choice as a remedy, potentially creating a competitive environment to […]

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Hulsey wins over Tompkins in Republican primary for Alabama House District 15 | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Helena Councilwoman Leigh Hulsey won the Republican primary for Alabama House District 15 over Bessemer’s Brad Tompkins on Tuesday. Official results were not yet available, but Tompkins conceded the race to Hulsey after seeing reports of individual precinct numbers coming to him, and Hulsey confirmed it looked like she had won the battle for the […]

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