2018 Election
Ivey Still Leads in Fundraising Days Before the Election

More than $6.5 million has been raised in the past 18 months or so to fund campaigns for the governor’s office in Alabama. Most of it has been raised on the Republican side, with Gov. Kay Ivey netting $4.49 million in her first run for a full term. Democrat Walt Maddox, now mayor of Tuscaloosa, has collected $2.08 million in cash for his race.
Following are contributions of $5,000 and up to the campaigns of Kay Ivey and Walt Maddox, through Oct. 29.
Kay Ivey
$300,000: James Rane, Abbeville.
$135,000: Franklin PAC, Montgomery.
$105,000: Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, PC, Montgomery.
$100,000: Louis W. Breland, Huntsville; Progress PAC, Montgomery.
$95,000: Breland Homes LLC, Huntsville.
$76,000: Alabama Power Co. Employees State Political Action Committee, Birmingham.
$75,000: Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Alabama, Birmingham; Raymond J. Harbert, Birmingham; Roy H. Drinkard, Cullman.
$68,500: BIZPAC, Montgomery.
$65,000: Truk PAC, Montgomery.
$62,750: Goodwyn Mills & Cawood, Montgomery.
$60,000: BankPAC, Montgomery; Mcg PAC, Birmingham.
$57,500: AT&T Alabama Political Action Committee, Montgomery.
$56,000: CarePAC, Montgomery.
$55,000: Drummond Co. Inc., Birmingham.
$50,000: Alabama Automobile Dealers Association of Alabama Inc. Auto PAC, Montgomery; Alabama Forestry PAC, Montgomery; Alabama Realtors Political Action Committee, Montgomery; Georgia Crown Distributing Co., McDonough, GA; Regions Bank, Birmingham; Volkert Inc., Mobile; Warren J. Williamson, Greenville.
$40,000: Alabama Builders Political Action Committee (ABPAC), Montgomery; ALAPAC, Montgomery; Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Alabama State Political Action Com., Birmingham; National Cement Company of Alabama Inc., Birmingham; Protective Life Corporation, Birmingham; The Committee for Good Government, Birmingham.
$38,500: ABC Merit PAC, Birmingham.
$36,000: Loretta P. Spencer, Huntsville.
$35,000: Gulf Distributing Holdings LLC, Mobile; Jake F. Aronov, Atlanta, GA; State Farm Agents and Associates of Alabama PAC, Tuscaloosa; Wayne T. Smith, Nashville.
$33,000: Swaid N. Swaid, M.D., Birmingham.
$30,000: Aga Sack PAC, Birmingham; Alabama Poultry Trust, Montgomery; CMG PAC II, Tuscaloosa; FarmPAC, Montgomery; Global Rental Co. Inc., Birmingham; Kelly Road Builders, Birmingham; R.B. Johnson, Hanceville; Ex Commercial Properties Inc., Huntsville; Trial-Trust Representing Involved Alabama Lawyers, Montgomery; United- Johnson Brothers of Alabama LLC, Bessemer.
$27,000: SHR PAC, Montgomery; The Innovation PAC, Montgomery.
$25,000: ACULAC, Birmingham; Alabama Acre, Montgomery; Alabama Medical PAC, Montgomery; Angus R. Cooper III, Mobile; Balch & Bingham LLP Federal PAC, Birmingham; Beverly Starr, Auburn; Cemex Inc. Employees PAC, Houston, TX; David B. Reed, Montgomery; EDUPAC, Tuscaloosa; Forestry Political Action Committee, Montgomery; James Starr, Auburn; James W. Wilson III, Montgomery; McWane Inc., Birmingham; Phillip McWane, Birmingham; Reed Contracting Services, Union Grove; Regions Bank Accounts Payable, Birmingham; Science & Engineering Services LLC, Columbia, Md; Smart Living LLC, Huntsville; Tim Parker, Tuscaloosa; Whitaker Contracting Corp., Guntersville; William B. Wilson, Montgomery.
$22,500: T-Town PAC II, Tuscaloosa.
$21,500: Alabama Development PAC, Birmingham.
$20,000: AL Nursing Home Association CarePAC, Montgomery; Alabama Farmers Federation PAC, Montgomery; Alabama Optometric Political Action Committee, Montgomery; American Pharmacy Cooperative Inc., Bessemer; Arista Aviation, Enterprise; Charles E. Watts Inc., Gadsden; Comcast Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Dunn Construction Company Inc., Birmingham; Eastern Shore Toyota, Daphne; F&P LLC, Montgomery; Gregory T. Abramson, Vestavia; John White-Spunner, Daphne; M. Clark Sahlie, Montgomery; Reid B. Dove, Dothan; Thompson Engineering Inc., Mobile.
$19,000: Elder PAC, Montgomery.
$17,500: Alabama Beverage Association PAC, Montgomery; Alabama Lenders PAC, Birmingham; Charter Communications, St. Louis, Missouri.
$17,000: William B. Sexton, Decatur.
$16,000: Gumbo PAC, Foley; Sally Lambert, Huntsville; Senior Care Pharmacy Inc., Northport.
$15,000: Alabama Hospital Association Political Action Committee, Montgomery; Cadence Bank NA PAC, Birmingham; Cash PAC, Tuscaloosa; Coca-Cola Bottling Company United Inc., Birmingham; David J. Cooper Sr., Mobile; Dentaquest Political Action Committee Alabama, Nashville, TN; Edward K. Aldag, Birmingham; Eli Lilly And Company PAC, Indianapolis, IN; FAXPAC, Montgomery; J.M. Wood Auction, Montgomery; Jim L. Ridling, Pike Road; Leadership PAC, Tuscaloosa; Midsouth Paving Inc., Birmingham; Retailers of Alabama Political Action Committee, Montgomery; The Cosby Company, Selma; Vulcan Materials Company PAC, Birmingham.
$13,000: Concrete PAC, Montgomery.
$12,500: AT&T, Dallas, TX; AWBA PAC, Montgomery; ET PAC, Tuscaloosa; NHS Management LLC, Tuscaloosa; R. Frank Brown, Cullman; Timothy N. McInnis II, Orange Beach; W.D. Malone Jr., Dothan; W. Davis Malone III, Dothan.
$12,000: Alabama Associated General Contractors Inc-PAC, Irondale; Pride PAC II, Tuscaloosa.
$11,000: BIPAC, Montgomery; Gaines Lanier, Opelika; Petroleum & Convenience Marketers of Alabama PAC, Montgomery.
$10,000: ACPA-Al PAC, Montgomery; Adams And Reese LLP, New Orleans, LA; Adtran Inc., Huntsville; Airbus Americas Ctx, Mobile; Alabama Coal Cooperative, Cullman; Alan Hall, Birmingham; Alawest AL LLC, Northport; Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA; Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon BWSC PAC, Nashville, TN; Bartley McCorquodale, Birmingham; Benjamin Russell, Alexander City; Brian J. Cuccias, Mobile; Burt Holdings LLC, Vance; Caterpillar Employees PAC, Peoria, IL; Charles C. Anderson, Florence; Charter Communications, St. Louis, MO; Chester McKinney, Muscle Shoals; Chilton County Contractors Inc., Clanton; COMPAC, Mobile; Credit Union Coalition Of Alabama, Montgomery; Cunningham Bounds LLC, Mobile; David J. Cooper, Mobile; Dick L. Brewbaker, Montgomery; Dynetics Inc., Huntsville; East Alabama Paving Company Inc., Opelika; Energen Corporation Political Action Committee, Birmingham; First Decade Political Action Committee, Montgomery; G.B. Saad, Spanish Fort; Garver LLC, N. Little Rock, AR; Generation Holdings LLC, Huntsville; Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham; H&L Construction Inc., Troy; H.O. Weaver & Sons Inc., Mobile; Hargrove, Mobile; Higher Education Leadership PAC, Montgomery; His PAC, Opelika; Hwaseung Automotive Alabama LLC, Enterprise; International Paper Political Action Committee, Washington, DC; James K. Lowder, Montgomery; Jimmy Pursell, Sylacauga; Joel R Anderson, Florence; John H Watson, Dothan; Johnson Kreis Construction, Birmingham; Kenny McLean, Point Clear; Koch Industries Inc., Wichita, KS; Linda J. Smith; Huntsville; Mainstream Political Action Committee, Montgomery; Mark J. Tarr, Mountain Brook; Metro Mini Storage, Pelham; Northport Health Services Inc., Tuscaloosa; Nucor Political Action Committee, Decatur; Owen Aronov, Montgomery; Petrey, Luverne; Phylis Baron, Huntsville; Protective Life Corporation State Political Action Committee, Birmingham; Rai Services Company, Winston-Salem, NC; Republic National Distributing Company LLC, Schertz, TX; Robert Hutson, Birmingham; Roddy L. McKinney II, Birmingham; Russell T. Steiner, Bayou La Batre; Saintfield Holdings LLC, Birmingham; SavePAC, Montgomery; SE & Associates Management Group Inc., Daphne; Secure PAC, Montgomery; Southeast Wood Treating Ltd., Montgomery; Spire Alabama Inc., Birmingham; Steven H. Stokes, Dothan; Terry Anderson, Florence; The Boeing Company PAC, Arlington, VA; The Broadway Group LLC, Huntsville; The Geo Group Inc., Boca Raton, FL; The Yates Companies Inc., Philadelphia, MS; United Political Action Committee, Montgomery; W. Stancil Starnes, Mountain Brook; W. Daniel Hughes Jr., Montgomery; Xtreme Concepts Inc., Birmingham.
$9,000: Knowles & Sullivan LLC, Gadsden; Millennium Health Service Inc., Tuscaloosa; The Bennett Group, Auburn.
$8,500: KW Plastics, Troy; Leroy McAbee Sr., Tuscaloosa; Phil Webb, Anniston.
$8,000: Mark Sims, Oneonta; United States Steel Corporation PAC, Pittsburgh, PA.
$7,832: Spencer Weitman, Birmingham.
$7,500: ABA PAC, Montgomery; Alabama Citizens For Conservative Government, Gadsden; American Cast Iron Pipe Company, Birmingham; Barbara S. Fulgham, Mobile; Butler Snow PAC, Ridgeland; Duane Donner II, Birmingham; Henry B. Fulgham, Mobile; James P. Cowin, Birmingham; Joseph C. Grendys, Chicago, IL; Lester Howard Killebrew, Abbeville; Southern Strategy Group PAC, Montgomery.
$7,000: Walmart, Bentonville, Arkansas.
$6,500: JM Family Enterprises Inc., Deerfield Beach, FL; Northport Holding LLC, Tuscaloosa; Sun PAC, Mobile.
$6,000: Alan Rappuhn, Florence; Cathy Randall, Tuscaloosa; Centurytel Inc., Monroe, LA; Doug Hollyhand, Northport; John G. Hall, Dothan; Lester Killebrew, Abbeville; Marlin Keith Andrews, Tuscaloosa; May PAC, Birmingham; Thomas J. Joiner, Tuscaloosa; Tom Cooksey Jr., Auburn; Troy Cablevision Inc., Troy.
$5,500: Harris Morrissette, Sarahland; Life Insurance Company of Alabama, Gadsden.
$5,000: Budweiser Busch Dist. Co. Inc., Mobile; Aga Sack PAC, Birmingham; Alabama CPA PAC, Montgomery; Alabama Dental Political Action Committee, Montgomery; Alabama Game Breeders Association Inc., Clanton; Alawest Inc., Northport; Allen C. Harris, Opelika; Automation Personnel Services Inc., Birmingham; Baker Donelson PAC, Birmingham; Beard Family Properties Ltd., Troy; Belle M Farm Ltd, Belle Mina; Ben Beard, Troy; Bill Jackson, Montgomery; Borden Dairy Company, Dallas, TX; Bradford Health Services, Birmingham; Bradley M. Meyer, Frankfort, KY; Brett Real Estate Robinson Development Co. Inc., Saraland; Brett-Robinson Gulf Corp., Gulf Shores; Brian K. Hynniman, Montgomery; Bruno Event Team LLC, Birmingham; Burr & Forman LLP, Birmingham; Carolyn Featheringill, Mt. Brook; Chester McKinney, Birmingham; Chris Guess, Birmingham; Columbia Southern University Inc., Orange Beach; David H. Marsh, Birmingham; Davita, Tacoma, WA; Deloitte Services LP, Hermitage, TN; Dominick’s Seafood Inc., Bayou La Batre; Eddie Stewart, Montgomery; ENPAC, Birmingham; Esfeller Construction Company Inc., Coden; Event Equipment Leasing, Daytona Beach, FL; Exxonmobil Corporation, Spring, TX; F. Watson Jones, Camden; Fine, Geddie & Associates LLC, Montgomery; Future PAC, Montgomery; G2lytics, Brentwood, TN; Gaines Lanier, West Point, GA; Gary Ingram, Dadeville; Gary Ingram Grading And Paving, Dadeville; Gonzalez, Strength & Associates Inc., Birmingham; Green Tree PAC, Tuscaloosa; Haas Strother, Camden; Hangout Hospitality Group, Gulf Shores; Harold W. Ripps, Birmingham; Hayne Hollis, Dothan; Hix Snedeker Companies LLC, Daphne; Howard Wise, Birmingham; Ikaros LLC, Tuscaloosa; J. Norman Estes, Northport; J.W. Nall III, Atlanta, GA; J.T. McCartney, Gadsden; James F. Griffeth, Spanish Fort; Jeffrey Coleman, Dothan; Jerry D. Kimbrough, Birmingham; Jim Batson, Huntsville; Jim Walker, Birmingham; Jobs PAC, Montgomery; Joe Ritch, Huntsville; John C. Dobbs, Vestavia; John C. Stanley, Montgomery; John G. Walton, Mobile; John J. McMahon, Birmingham; Jonathan R. Tullos, Enterprise; Jones Walker LLP, Mobile; Joseph Forest, Enterprises Inc., Columbiana; Kenneth D. Benton, Dearmanville; LEGPAC, Montgomery; Lisa R. Jernigan, Birmingham; Mark Seeley, Brownsboro; Matthew D. Bacik, Pelham; MAXPAC, Montgomery; Michael A. Mouron, Mountain Brook; Michael D. Schmitz, Dothan; Michael J. Vinson, Montgomery; MKA Properties LLC, Northport; Mobile Asphalt Company LLC, Mobile; Mountain Brook Associates LLP, Birmingham; Newell Roadbuilders Inc., Hope Hull; NEWPAC, Montgomery; NFIB Al PAC, Washington, DC; Onin Staffing, Birmingham; Peco Foods Inc., Tuscaloosa; Pfizer Inc., Memphis, TN; Premier Kings Inc., Montgomery; Raytheon PAC, Arlington, VA; Red Diamond Inc., Birmingham; Remlap Properties LLC, Huntsville; Richard C. Sullivan 01, Mobile; Richard C. Sullivan, Mobile; Richard J. Brockman, Birmingham; Ricky D. Mobley, Wetumpka; Ron Drinkard Group LLC, Montgomery; Ronald G. Bruno, Birmingham; Russell R. Steiner, Bayou La Batre; Ryan DeGraffenried III, Tuscaloosa; Scott Bridge Company Inc., Opelika; Servisfirst Bank, Birmingham; Sharon H. Stipe, Tuscaloosa; Sheila Hodges, Gulf Shores; Steven H. Stokes, Dothan; TELPAC, Montgomery; Terry Everett, Rehobeth; Thomas A. Sharp, Huntsville; Thomas E. Jernigan Jr., Birmingham; Thompson Gray Inc., Huntsville; Tiger Paw PAC, Montgomery; Todd Ouellette, Muscle Shoals; Tom Young, Huntsville; Torch Technologies Inc., Tuscaloosa; Troy PAC, Montgomery; Truckworx Inc., Birmingham; UnitedHealth Group Inc., Minneapolis, MN; Vista Holdings Inc., Gadsden; W.J. Cabaniss Jr., Birmingham; W.S. Propst, Huntsville; Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt LLC, Birmingham; Waller Alabama PAC, Birmingham; Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis LLP, Birmingham; Warrior Met Coal PAC, Brookwood; Westrock, Norcross, Ga; Wholesale PAC, Birmingham; William E. Wallace, Pike Road.
Walt Maddox
$124,000: Cash PAC, Tuscaloosa.
$119,750: Leadership PAC, Tuscaloosa.
$115,250: ET PAC, Tuscaloosa.
$110,400: CMG PAC II, Tuscaloosa.
$85,000: Greenetrack Inc, Eutaw.
$78,850: T-Town PAC II, Tuscaloosa.
$74,150: Pride PAC II, Tuscaloosa.
$30,000: Gina Miers, Tuscaloosa.
$26,000: ABC Merit PAC, Birmingham.
$25,000: Michael Goodrich, Birmingham.
$21,000: T PAC, Montgomery.
$15,500: Tuscaloosa Firefighters Public Relations Fund, Tuscaloosa.
$15,000: Don and Sandy Logan, Birmingham; Speed PAC, Montgomery.
$13,000: P.&S. Local Union 52, Montgomery.
$12,500: Tim Harrison, Tuscaloosa.
$10,470: Cynthia Rhoden, Birmingham.
$10,000: Alabama AFL-CIO PAC, Montgomery; Andrew Campbell, Mountain Brook; Credit Union Coalition of Alabama, Montgomery; Donald Hess, Birmingham; Environmental Litigation Group PC, Birmingham; G.S. Miers Family LLC, Tuscaloosa; Keith Owens, Maylene; Peco Foods Inc., Tuscaloosa; Taylor Martino PC, Mobile; The Builders Group, Tuscaloosa.
$9,500: Free Enterprise Political Action Committee, Montgomery; Mainstream Political Action Committee, Montgomery.
$8,850: Frank McPhillips, Mountain Brook.
$8,000: Neel Schaffer, Jackson.
$7,500: Bart Stephens, Mountain Brook; David Shehi, Gadsden; Doug Hollyhand, Northport; Eagle PAC, Montgomery; Farris, Riley & Pitt, Birmingham; Leroy McAbee Sr., Tuscaloosa; Rhed Holding Co. LLC, Tuscaloosa; The Advantage Realty Group Inc., Tuscaloosa.
$5,500: Bryson Stephens, Birmingham; Cameron Vowell, Birmingham; Mann & Potter PC, Birmingham; Michael Ellis, Tuscaloosa.
$5,400: Cummings Leasing LLC, Tuscaloosa.
$5,000: ACULAC, Birmingham; Alabama State Assoc. of Electrical Workers, Montgomery; Amason & Associates Inc., Tuscaloosa; Arlene Mitchell, Mobile; Ball Healthcare-Roanoke Inc.; Mobile; Bank PAC, Montgomery; BankPAC Official State PAC, Alabama Bankers Assn., Montgomery; Bethany Bobo, Tuscaloosa; Burr & Forman LLP, Birmingham; Cadence Bank NA PAC, Birmingham; CBA Properties LLC, Tuscaloosa; Crimson Urgent Care LLC, Tuscaloosa; CWA – Cope PAC, Washington, DC; Cynthia Ferguson Rhoden, Birmingham; David and Jenny Pass, Tuscaloosa; David Silverstein, Birmingham; Dell Brooke, Birmingham; Dianne Baker, Tuscaloosa; Dixon Brooke, Birmingham; Ernest Rogers, Birmingham; First Care LLC, Tuscaloosa; General Insulation, Theodore; Gillian Goodrich, Birmingham; Iron Workers Local No. P.A.L., Birmingham; J.T. Stephens, Birmingham; Jane Comer, Birmingham; Jim Cleveland III, Auburn; Kathryn Taylor, Redwood City, CA; Key Investments Inc., Tuscaloosa; Neil E. Davis, Birmingham; Nelson Brooke, Birmingham; Nucor PAC, Decatur; Parker Griffith, Huntsville; R. David Fuhrman Sr., Tuscaloosa; Steve Demedicis, Birmingham; The Committee for Good Government, Birmingham; Thomas Brigham Jr., Birmingham; Tom Steyer, Redwood City, CA; United Steelworkers District 9, Gardendale.