2018 Elections
Campaign Contributions in the Race for Attorney General
Candidates running for attorney general recently filed campaign finance reports listing contributors to their campaigns. Here are contributions of $2,500 and up declared by each candidate.
DEMOCRATS
James S. “Chris” Christie Jr.
Birmingham attorney James S. “Chris” Christie Jr. has raised $42,817 for his campaign for the attorney general’s office.
$10,000: James S. Christie III, Charlotte, NC.
$5,000: Mabry Rogers, Birmingham; Mrs. E. Mabry Rogers, Mountain Brook; Robert Maddox, Vestavia.
Joseph Jay Siegelman
Birmingham attorney Joseph Jay Siegelman reported raising $40,197 in his race for attorney general.
$10,000: W. Charles Deloach Jr., Blakeley, GA.
$5,000: Law Offices of Thomas P. Willingham PC, Birmingham; R. Parker Griffith, Huntsville.
$3,300: Eagle Investments LLP, Dothan.
REPUBLICANS
Chess Bedsole
Chris Bedsole, a former criminal court judge, has raised $36,938 in his bid for attorney general
$50,000: Jim Bedsole, Meridian, ID; R.B. Johnson, Hanceville.
$15,000: Warren Nicholson, Mobile.
$10,000: Bartley McCorquodale, Birmingham; Carolyn Featheringill, Mountain Brook; Daniel L. McKinney, Vestavia; Slawson Manufacturing Co. Inc., Montgomery; The Wilbur C. Smith III Law Firm LLC, Fort Myers, FL.
$5,000: Baker Donelson PAC, Birmingham; Jennifer M. Bedsole, Birmingham; Gina Miller, Huntsville; Steven Thornton, Huntsville.
$3,000: Shoreline Transportation of Alabama, Greenville.
$2,500: Montgomery Transport LLC, Birmingham.
Troy King
Troy King, who was appointed state attorney general in 2004 and defeated by Luther Strange in 2010, has raised $243,181 in his bid to regain the office.
$23,000: Leadership PAC, Tuscaloosa.
$22,000: Franklin PAC, Montgomery,
$19,800: Clermont Radiology LLC, Orlando, FL.
$19,700: Augusta Motorcycle Co. LLC, Augusta, GA.
$19,000: Anderson Custom Vehicles Inc., Anderson, SC.
$18,750: KG Consulting, Anderson, SC.; Foothills Capital LLC, Anderson, SC.
$15,000: CMG PAC II, Tuscaloosa; Jim Lane, Montgomery; Phyllis Gray, Anderson, SC; T-Town PAC II, Tuscaloosa.
$14,750: Fair PAC, Montgomery.
$14,000: Pride PAC II, Tuscaloosa.
$10,000: Heninger Garrison Davis, LLC, Birmingham; Innovation PAC, Montgomery; Textile Corp. of America, Atlanta, GA.
$9,750: BIZ PAC, Montgomery; First Decade PAC, Montgomery; Mainstream PAC, Montgomery.
$9,000: Flint Liddon, Birmingham.
$8,175: Open Ocean Investments LLC, Piedmont, SC.
$8,000: Cash PAC, Tuscaloosa; ET PAC, Tuscaloosa.
$6,250: AlabamaFirst PAC, Montgomery.
$6,000: Bill Durden, Dothan; NRAD Holdings LLC, Townsville, SC.
$5,000: ACULAC, Birmingham; Cochise LLC, Birmingham; Environmental Litigation Group PC, Birmingham; Flint Liddon Attorney at Law, Birmingham; Hollis Wright, Birmingham; KW Container, Troy; KW Plastics, Troy; KW Plastics Recycling Division, Troy; Brian Huntley, Buffalo Gap, TX; Kenneth Campbell, Troy; Larry Morris, Alexander City; Parkway Rentals LLC, Dothan; Sanders Lead Co. Inc., Troy; Speed PAC, Montgomery; Wiley Sanders Truck Lines Inc., Troy.
$4,750: United PAC, Montgomery.
$4,575: Sycamore Investments, Piedmont, SC.
$4,000: Michael Schmitz, Dothan.
$2,500: Horn Beverage Co. Inc., Troy; Charles McCrary, Birmingham; Chip Nix, Montgomery; Sawyer Law Firm, Enterprise; State Farm Agents & Associates of Al PAC, Tuscaloosa.
Steve Marshall
Incumbent Attorney General Steve Marshall has raised $629,185 for his campaign to retain the attorney general’s office.
$250,000: Raga Action Fund, Washington.
$100,000: Progress PAC, Montgomery.
$75,000: Raymond J. Harbert, Birmingham.
$20,000: ALAPAC, Montgomery; Automobile Dealers Association of Alabama Inc. Auto PAC, Montgomery; D.C. Equipment Inc., Geraldine; McWane Inc., Birmingham; Thomas Coker, Lowndesboro.
$15,000: CANPAC, Montgomery; MCG PAC, Birmingham.
$14,000: Southern Strategy Group PAC, Montgomery.
$13,000: Pfizer Inc., Memphis, TN.
$11,000: May PAC, Birmingham; Regions Bank, Birmingham.
$10,000: Airbridge One LLC, Opelika; Alabama Acre, Montgomery; Alabama Power Co. Employees State PAC, Birmingham; Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles P.C., Montgomery; David Reed, Guntersville; Joseph Benjamin Gilliland, Guntersville; MAXPAC, Montgomery; NEWPAC, Montgomery; Retailers of Alabama PAC, Montgomery; Roy H. Drinkard, Cullman.
$8,000: Qualico Steel Company Inc., Webb.
$7,500: BIPAC, Montgomery; Comcast Corp., Philadelphia, PA; EDPAC, Montgomery; IMPAC, Montgomery.
$7,000: Alabama Hospital Association PAC, Montgomery; Community Choice Financial, Nashville, TN.
$6,000: ACJRC PAC, Montgomery; Facebook Inc., Menlo Park, CA; SHR PAC, Montgomery.
$5,500: Pride PAC II, Tuscaloosa.
$5,000: 3t LLC, Montgomery; ABC Merit PAC, Birmingham; Alabama Builders PAC, Montgomery; Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA; American Cast Iron Pipe Co., Birmingham; Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP PAC, Birmingham; Cozen O’Conner Attorneys , Philadelphia, Pa; Daniel L. Mckinney, Birmingham; Edward K. Aldag, Birmingham; Eli Lilly And Co., Indianapolis, In.; Energen Corp. Pac, Birmingham; FAXPAC, Montgomery; FGAPAC, Montgomery; Francisco J. Collazo, Huntsville; Good-PAC, Birmingham; Howard W. Bentley Jr., Albertville; Kenneth Campbell, Troy; Koch Industries Inc., Wichita, KS; KW Container, Troy; KW Plastics, Troy; KW Plastics Recycling Division, Troy; Mainstream PAC, Montgomery; National Cement Co. of Alabama Inc., Birmingham; Pat Courington Jr., Albertville; Paul Claborn, Albertville; Sanders Lead Co. Inc., Troy; SAVEPAC, Montgomery; Sharon Ainsworth, Guntersville; Smtg Properties LLC, Boaz; Steve R. Spencer, Birmingham; T. Michael Goodrich, Birmingham; TELPAC, Montgomery; Truk PAC, Montgomery; Tucker Milling LLC; Guntersville; Wayne Bentley, Albertville; Wayne Welch, Lincoln; Wiley Sanders Truck Lines Inc., Troy; William Britt Sexton, Decatur.
$4,995: A.I.A.D.A. Auto-PAC, Birmingham.
$4,500: Daniel M. Wilson. Huntsville; Strategic Link Consulting LP, Atlanta, GA.
$4,000: Richard Bechert, Union Grove.
$3,500: Goodwyn Mills and Cawood PAC, Montgomery; Nucor PAC, Decatur; Westpac, Mobile.
$3,000: AT&T Alabama PAC, Montgomery; Google Inc., Washington, DC; Gulf Distributing Holdings LLC, Mobile; Heartland Solutions Group Inc., Lake Barrington, Il; Leigh Dollar, Guntersville; National Beer Wholesalers Association, Alexandria, VA; Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt PAC, Birmingham.
$2,500: Aflac Inc. Columbus, GA; Alabama Poultry Trust, Montgomery; Awl Inc., Ponca City, OK; Bruce C. Dunbar Jr., Birmingham; Bruning Law Group, Lincoln, NE; C. Michael Schilleci, Birmingham; Craig I. Nolan, Albertville; Donald W. Patton, Birmingham; Elevate Credit Service LLC, Fort Worth, TX; James W. Wilson III, Montgomery; Jeffrey M. Saylor, Union Grove; John G. Beard, Birmingham; John J. Mcmahon Jr., Birmingham; Keith A. Bennett, Boaz; LEGPAC, Montgomery; Richard Brooks, Birmingham; Riley and Jackson P.C., Birmingham; Robin A. Wade III, Birmingham; Roy Rollings, Guntersville; Savepac, Montgomery; State Farm Agents And Associates Of Alabama Pac, Tuscaloosa; Stephen E. Yates, Birmingham; Stewart Lubricants & Service Co. Inc., Birmingham; Trugreen, Memphis, TN; William B. Wilson, Montgomery.
Alice Martin
Alice Martin, a former U.S. attorney in Birmingham and deputy state attorney general, has collected $183,785 in her campaign for attorney general.
$60,000: Deserve Victory PAC, Montgomery.
$35,000: D.S. Davidson, Huntsville; W.S. And Eloise Propst, Huntsville.
$25,000: Joel Anderson, Florence; Marshall Schreeder, Huntsville.
$18,000: Field PAC, Montgomery.
$15,000: North Alabama PAC, Huntsville.
$13,500: Chester Mckinney Jr., Muscle Shoals.
$11,000: Duck PAC, Montgomery.
$10,000: Carmen Anderson, Muscle Shoals; Warren Williamson, Greenville; Randall F. Aldridge, Florence; Russell Hill LP, Florence.
$6,000: Dermatran, Rome.
$5,000: Auburn East LLC, Auburn; FARMPAC, Montgomery; Jeff Smith, Birmingham; John Maher, Lakeway, TX; Kevin Kynard, Birmingham; Paul and Nanay Hunter, Tampa, FL; Susan PAC, Washington.
$3,000: Lisa Thompson Smith, Birmingham; Macke S. Mauldin, Florence; R.J. and D.C. Bevis, Florence; William Britt Sexton, Decatur.
$2,800: Bart Whitaker, Mableton, Ga.
$2,500: Guerra Defense Inc., Lexington; Hammer LGC Inc., Samson;
Kenneth Polk, Birmingham; State Farm Agents & Associates of Alabama PAC, Tuscaloosa.