Alabama Public Service Commission President Laura Casey Democrat Age: 48 Residence: Hoover Political experience: Defeated Robert Mardis III in the Democratic primary on March 3. Was Democratic nominee for Alabama State Senate District 15 race in 2018 but withdrew before the general election. Professional experience: Clerk for state Supreme Court of New Jersey, 2001-2002; actuary,
Alabama Public Service Commission President Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh Republican Age: 54 Residence: Montgomery Political experience: Public Service Commission president, 2010-present, won 2020 Republican primary over Robin Litaker on March 3; candidate for lieutenant governor, 2018 but defeated in primary. Professional experience: Co-owner, Cavanaugh Bradley Animal Hospital, Montgomery; co-owner, Conservative Solutions, Montgomery; deputy chief of staff/senior
Jonathan O. Barbee’s name is on the ballot as a candidate for tax assessor, but he’s no longer seeking the office. Instead, he is running for constable.
Jefferson County Assistant Tax Assessor Charles R. Winston Jr. Party: Democrat Age: 65 Residence: Hueytown Political experience: Has been assistant tax assessor, in charge of office in the Bessemer Division, since 2015; elected constable four times. Professional experience: Member, Alabama Association of Tax Administrators and the Alabama Association of Assessing Officials; candidate for Certified Tax
Jefferson County Tax Assessor Gaynell Hendricks Party: Democrat Age: 69 Residence: Downtown Birmingham/Loft District Political experience: Successfully won two 6-year terms as Jefferson County Tax Assessor. First woman and first African American to hold the seat. Professional experience: Entrepreneur; founder and owner of Wee Care Academy Childcare Centers since 1988. Civic experience: Served on numerous
Monday, Oct. 19, is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election. You still may register to vote online through the Secretary of State’s Office. Go here to fill out the form online. You also can register at your county’s Board of Registrars and other locations. In Birmingham, you can register at the Board of Registrars Office in the downtown courthouse; the revenue or probate departments in the Bessemer courthouse; and at most libraries. You can find those locations listed on the registration locations link here. Read more.
Hundreds of people lined up in Linn Park on Saturday to cast their absentee ballots in person. The Jefferson County Commission decided to open the courthouse for in-person absentee voting this Saturday and next because people have been waiting in line for up to three hours to vote during the week. The Alabama Poor People’s Campaign was among several groups manning tables in the park with absentee ballot applications for voters to fill out before they got in the official line to vote. Volunteers also could make a photo ID in case a voter did not have one, which is required before they cast their ballots. “At least one step will be done before getting inside the courthouse,” said the Rev. Carolyn Foster, one of the chairs of the state Poor People’s Campaign. Read more.
Following are contributions of $5,000 and up to U.S. Senate candidates Doug Jones and Tommy Tuberville, as listed in reports filed Thursday with the Federal Elections Commission for the period of July 1 through Sept. 30. Read more.
The courthouses in Birmingham and Bessemer will be open for in-person absentee voting the next two Saturdays, Oct. 17 and Oct. 24. The move comes in response to long lines and wait times to cast absentee ballots in person in recent weeks. Jefferson County Probate Judge James Naftel said that, as of Wednesday, the county was processing more than 25,000 absentee ballots and ballot applications. That’s compared to about 10,500 absentee ballots cast in the 2016 general election. Read more.
Sen. Doug Jones, generally regarded as the most vulnerable member of the U.S. Senate in the November elections, is approaching Election Day with huge advantages over Republican challenger Tommy Tuberville in fundraising and spending. Reports filed Thursday with the Federal Elections Commission show the freshman Democrat raised about three times as much as Tuberville, a former Auburn University football coach, and spent almost five times as much during the three-month period that ended Sept. 30. Read more. Recent Contributors to Jones and Tuberville
