Jason Clark Libertarian Professional experience: Computer security contractor Main issues: Wants to increase Alabama’s number of exports; give farmers more freedom to grow the crops they want to grow, like hemp, and encourage the use of nuclear power.
Ron Bishop Libertarian Residence: Irondale Political experience: Ran unsuccessfully for Irondale City Council, 2020. Professional experience: I.T. professional. Education: Studied nursing and radiography at Jefferson State Community College and the University of Alabama at Birmingham; graduated from Huffman High School.
Laura Lane Libertarian Residence: Bay Minette Political experience: Volunteering with the Libertarian Party Professional experience: Has a background in business administration, including as configuration management and policy analysis in the aerospace industry for companies such as Boeing, Sea Launch and Trident Data Systems. Civic experience: Has volunteered with animal rescue groups, doing everything from transporting
Yvette M. Richardson Democrat Residence: Fairfield. Political experience: First elected to Alabama State Board of Education in 2019 and reelected since then. Served as 2015 state Board of Education president pro-tem and 2016 vice president of the board. Professional experience: Dean of general education/associate professor at Miles College, member of the Alabama Two Year College Board of Trustees;
Anne L. Durward Democrat Political experience: Elected to circuit court judgeship in the Domestic Relations Division. Professional experience: In private practice for 25 years focusing on family and domestic matters; two-time past president of the Legal Aid Society of Birmingham; has been listed for multiple years in the Best Lawyers in America, the Top Attorneys
Javan Joielle Patton Democrat Age: 40 Resident: Birmingham Political Experience: Elected to the judgeship in 2016. Professional Experience: Former assistant in the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, assistant city attorney for Birmingham and prosecutor with Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. Education: Thurgood Marshall School of Law, juris doctorate, 2007; University of Alabama, bachelor’s in political science,
Brendette Brown Green Age: 65 Residence: Birmingham Political experience: Before winning election to the circuit court judgeship, she ran for House District 58 in 2006. Professional experience: Previously in general practice with the law firm of May and Green; served as a senior trial referee and special circuit court judge with Jefferson County Family Court,
Elisabeth French Democrat Age: 49 Residence: Birmingham Political Experience: Elected Jefferson County judge in 2010, reelected in 2016. Currently serves as presiding court judge. Professional Experience: Was in private practice in civil law; received the Judicial Award of Merit in 2019 from the Alabama State Bar Association; serves on the state’s Court of the Judiciary,
David J. Hobdy, Circuit Court Judge, 10th Judicial Circuit, Place No. 19 David J. Hobdy Democrat Political experience: First elected to Jefferson County Circuit Court judgeship in 2010. Professional experience: Former municipal court judge Education: Juris doctorate from Miles Law School
Tamara Harris Johnson Democrat Residence: Birmingham Political experience: Elected Jefferson County circuit judge, 2016; ran for Jefferson County Circuit Civil Court, 2012; ran for U.S. Congress, 7th Congressional District, 2014. Professional experience: Previously in private practice; executive counsel, Fulton County (Georgia) District Attorney, 2011-2012; private practice, 2008-2011; adjunct professor, Cumberland Law School, 2005-2008; national legal
