Attorney General

 Chess Bedsole

Residence: Birmingham

Political experience: At-large delegate, Republican National Convention, 2016.

Professional experience: Criminal court judge, attorney.

Education: Emory University; University of Alabama School of Law.

Main issues: “Chess is running for Attorney General to aggressively lower violent crime in our cities, cut illegal drug sales in the state, empower our law enforcement community with more resources and less red tape and to restore integrity to the office,” according to his website.

Top contributors: $300,000 self-loans; $6,500 Steven Thornton, Huntsville; $5,000 Gina Miller, Huntsville; $3,000 Shoreline Transportation of Alabama, Greenville

Campaign: https://chessbedsole.org