Many campaigns in Alabama are bankrolled largely by Political Action Committees, which can accept money from multiple people or groups and donate it under one name. But it can be difficult to know who’s behind the often generic-sounding names, which can obscure the source of funds donated to candidates. Here’s a list of some of the bigger PACs contributing to state races this year.
Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh holds a slight edge over William J. “Will” Ainsworth in raising money for their campaigns for the Republican nomination to the lieutenant governor job, with state Sen. Benjamin “Rusty” Glover of Semmes trailing the field. The candidates filed finance reports this week with the Secretary of State’s office, leading up to the June 5 primaries. Read more.
Incumbent Lyn Stuart has raised more than three times the amount collected by opponent Tom Parker in the campaign for the Republican nomination for chief justice of Alabama. Stuart’s monthly report to the Secretary of State’s office, filed Wednesday, showed receipts of $155,000 during April, bringing her total since the campaign began last year to $697,655. She filed a supplemental report on Thursday showing an additional contribution of $65,000. Parker’s April report listed $500 in contributions. He has raised $213,750 throughout the campaign. Read more.
Gov. Kay Ivey raised almost a half million dollars during April and maintains a big financial advantage over her opponents as the campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination enters its final month. In the race for the Democratic nomination for governor, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox led in fund-raising during April and in the amount of cash in his account. The parties will hold primary elections June 5 to select their nominees. Read more.
Where was Ivey? That was the question of the night during a Thursday debate with three of the four Republican candidates for governor. Evangelist Scott Dawson, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle and state Sen. Bill Hightower participated in a debate broadcast live on WVTM. Gov. Kay Ivey declined the invitation, citing prior commitments. Instead she was in Birmingham a few miles away from the debate, throwing out the first pitch at the opening night for the Birmingham Barons at Regions Field. Ivey’s absence at the debate — and on the campaign trail— seemed to bond the three men against a common foe. When given the opportunity to ask the other candidate a question, each man questioned the other on Ivey’s absence. Read more.
Candidates running in Alabama’s June 5 primaries periodically must file reports with the Secretary of State’s Office naming their contributors. Here are contributions through the end of March for candidates in the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and chief justice races. Read more.
Candidates running for lieutenant governor recently filed campaign finance reports listing contributors to their campaigns. Here are contributions of $2,500 and up declared by each candidate. Read more.
Candidates running for chief justice recently filed campaign finance reports listing contributors to their campaigns. Here are contributions of $2,500 and up declared by each candidate. Read more.
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. Read more.
Candidates running for governor recently filed campaign finance reports listing contributors to their campaigns. Here are contributions of $2,500 and up declared by each candidate. Read more.
