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2018 Election

Jake Ware

Jefferson County Board of Education, Place 3 Party: Republican Name: Jake Ware Age: 27 Residence: Hueytown Professional experience: Alabama Media Group, recruiting marketing specialist, current. Education: Bachelor’s degree in English literature from the University of Alabama; Hueytown High School. Civic experience: President of Junior Board of the Alabama and Lyric Theaters; chairman of Hueytown Bicentennial Committee; member,

Candidates for Governor Pitch Ideas During PARCA Roundtable Forum

Six candidates vying to be the next governor of Alabama sat down for interviews with professors and professionals from across the state Wednesday night during a forum sponsored by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama. Three Republican candidates – Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, Evangelist Scott Dawson and state Sen. Bill Hightower – and three Democratic candidates – former state Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb, former state Rep. James Fields and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox – participated in the forum, held at Woodrow Hall in Birmingham’s Woodlawn community. Gov. Kay Ivey, who also is seeking the Republican nomination in the June 5 primary, was invited to the forum, said PARCA director of communications Marci Smith, but the governor declined. Organized by the PARCA Roundtable group of young professionals, the forum featured 12-minute, one-on-one interviews with each candidate by interviewers who belong to or were selected by the Roundtable. After the interviews, the candidates took turns answering questions submitted by the audience. Read more.