What’s on the Ballot?
Races on the ballot for the July 14 primary runoffs Read more.
Government
Roderick “Rod” Scott
Jefferson County Treasurer Roderick “Rod” Scott Democrat Residence: Fairfield Political experience: Member, Alabama House of Representatives, District 55, 2006-present. Professional experience: Professor, Miles College, Fairfield. Education: Master of Business Administration, Dartmouth College, Amos Tuck School of Business Administration; bachelor’s in economics, Yale University. Main Issue: Careful stewardship of the county’s money. Campaign: Elect Rod Scott
Eyrika Parker
Jefferson County Treasurer Eyrika Parker Democrat Residence: Birmingham Political experience: Unsuccessful run for Jefferson County circuit clerk, 2018. Professional experience: Employee of Jefferson County Circuit Clerk’s office, 2005; project management, document review for the termination and sale of Trust Department of SouthTrust Bank, 2006; project management, litigation of Oracle vs. Google production of over one
Will Smith
Alabama Criminal Court of Appeals Place 2 Will Smith Party: Republican Age: 56 Residence: Killen Political experience: Lauderdale County commissioner from 2006 to 2008. Appointed Lauderdale County license commissioner by Gov. Robert Bentley. Professional experience: Has been in a private law practice for nearly three decades, licensed in Alabama, Georgia and before the United States
Beth Kellum, 2020 general election
Alabama Criminal Court of Appeals Place 2 J. Elizabeth “Beth” Kellum (I) Party: Republican Residence: Montgomery area Political experience: Elected to the Court of Criminal Appeals in 2008. She worked as a congressional intern for Rep. Walter Flowers in Washington, D.C., in 1978. Professional experience: Began work in 1985 as an assistant attorney general in
Tommy Tuberville
U.S. SENATE Tommy Tuberville Age: 65 Political/professional experience: Arkansas State University, assistant football coach, 1980-1984; University of Miami, assistant football coach, 1986-1993; Texas A&M University, assistant football coach, 1994; University of Mississippi, head football coach, 1995-1998; Auburn University, head football coach, 1999-2008; Texas Tech University, head football coach, 2010-2012; University of Cincinnati, head football coach,
Jeff Sessions
U.S. SENATE Jeff Sessions Age: 73. Residence: Mobile. Political/professional experience: U.S. attorney for Southern District of Alabama, 1981-1993; Alabama attorney general, 1995-1997; U.S. Senate, 1997- 2017; U.S. attorney general, February 2017 to November 2018. Education: Huntingdon College; University of Alabama School of Law. Main issues: Controlling the nation’s borders, including a zero-tolerance policy on immigration
Supreme Court Blocks Curbside Voting, Loosening of ID Requirements for Absentee Ballots
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday halted plans to provide curbside voting in the July 14 primary runoff and to ease ID requirements to vote by absentee ballot. The state went to the Supreme Court asking that it stay a lower court judge’s ruling that eased some voting practices in an attempt to lessen the potential exposure to the coronavirus, particularly among older people. Read more.
Tuberville Tops Sessions in Fundraising for the Senate Race
Former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville is leading former Sen. Jeff Sessions in fundraising in the final weeks of their Republican runoff campaign for the Senate seat Sessions once held, according to reports they filed this week with the Federal Election Commission. The reports, covering the period of April 1 to June 24, show Tuberville took in $652,390, compared to $439,374 for Sessions. Still, Sessions had a cash balance of $500,331, compared to Tuberville’s $448,204. Both candidates continue to aggressively raise campaign cash in the final days of the race. With lists of contributors Read more.
Birmingham Council Agrees to Fine for Covering Confederate Monument Base
Earlier this month, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin yielded to protestors’ demands to remove the controversial Confederate Soldiers and Sailors monument from Linn Park. The statue was driven to an undisclosed location — for its protection, Woodfin said — and the city was promptly sued by Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall for violating the state’s Memorial Preservation Act. Marshall has said he will be seeking a $25,000 penalty. On Tuesday, the City Council voted to pay a different $25,000 fine associated with the Confederate statue — this one resulting from the actions of former Mayor William Bell, who ordered the statue covered by a black plywood barrier in August 2017. Read more.