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Cory Franks, Republican State House District 14

Cory Franks Alabama House of Representatives, District 14 Party: Republican Political experience: Elected mayor of Oakman in 2016; member of the Alabama Minority GOP Professional experience: Oakman mayor and served 10 years in law enforcement, beginning in 2011 Civic experience: Serves as vice chair of the Walker County Community Action Agency board of directors and

Linda Coleman-Madison, Democrat, State Senate District 20

Linda Coleman-Madison  State Senate District No. 20  Party: Democrat  Residence: Birmingham  Political experience: Alabama State Senate, 4 terms, 2006-present; Alabama House of Representatives, 1 term, 2002-2006; Birmingham City Council, 1985-1997. Professional experience: Retired from the City of Birmingham, where she was the ADA compliance administrator in the Department of Planning and Engineering. She also has worked for other government and nonprofit organizations, including

Shay Shelnutt, State Senate 17

Shay Shelnutt State Senate District No. 17 Party: Republican Age: 54 Residence: Trussville Political experience: Alabama State Senate, 2 terms, 2014-present Professional experience: Realtor, 2006-present; math teacher and coach, Clay-Chalkville High School, 1996-2005; teacher, Oneonta High School, 2005-2006. Civic experience:  Counselor, Royal Family Kids Camp for foster children, 2010-present; Just Keep Smiling, 2013-present. Education: Bachelor’s degree in business

Mike Dunn, Republican, State Senate District 17

Mike Dunn State Senate District No. 17 Party: Republican        Age: 42 Residence: Trafford Political experience: First run for office Professional experience: 2004-2012: U.S. Marine Corps military police K-9 Combat Veteran; 2014 – present: team leader, surgical Instrument repair technician. Education: Cumberland University Main issues: Being visible and reachable to residents in the district; education curriculum reform to

Dan Roberts, Republican, State Senate District 15

Dan Roberts State Senate District No. 15 Party: Republican Residence: Mountain Brook Political experience: Elected to Alabama Senate in 2018. Professional experience: Owns a real estate sales and development firm; in graduate school, started an international import/export trading company with an office in South Korea; worked for Blount International in Alabama, South Korea and Saudi Arabia, and

Brian Christine, Republican, State Senate District 15

Brian Christine State Senate District No. 15 Party:  Republican Residence: Mountain Brook Professional experience: Urologist specializing in men’s health at Urology Centers of Alabama; author or coauthor of articles on surgical treatment, lectures as an invited specialist and travels extensively to demonstrate surgical techniques. Education: MD from Emory University Main issues: Favors a state lottery for college and

Robert L. McCollum, Republican, Public Service Commission, Place 2

Robert L. McCollum Public Service Commission, Place 2 Party: Republican Age: 23 Residence: Dadeville Political experience: None Professional experience:  Small business owner in multiple areas including construction, truck rental and vending machines. Education: Horseshoe Bend High School graduate Main issues: Utility company rate and fee increases, cleaning up corruption, banning extra service fees for solar

Robin Litaker, Republican, Public Service Commission, Place 2

Robin Litaker Public Service Commission, Place 2 Party: Republican Residence: Birmingham area Political experience: Ran for Public Service commission in 2018 and 2020. Professional experience: Chief operating officer, Wise Technology in Fairhope;  claims adjuster; retired educator, was a principal, assistant principal and teacher in Hoover City Schools, teacher in Mobile County Public Schools; 1997 Alabama

Chip Beeker, Republican, Public Service Commission, Place 2

Chip Beeker Public Service Commission, Place 2 Party: Republican Residence: Eutaw Political experience: Greene County Commission, 1986-2006, chairman of the commission 1996-2006; elected to Public Service Commission in 2014, in second term; member, state Republican Party executive committee. Professional experience: Previous owner and operator of Beeker Catfish and Cattle Farms in Eutaw. Civic experience: Elder

Brent Woodall, Republican, Public Service Commission, Place 1

Brent Woodall Public Service Commission, Place 1 Party: Republican Residence: Tuscumbia Political experience: Served on the Morgan County and Elmore County Republican executive committees, led Morgan County Young Republicans, state treasurer of the Young Republican Federation of Alabama, Trump delegate at the 2016 National Republican Convention. Professional experience: Chief of staff at the Alabama Public