Lindy Blanchard

Alabama Governor

Party: Republican

Age: 62

Residence: Montgomery

Political experience: Former candidate, U.S. Senate, 2022; United States ambassador to Slovenia, 2019-21

Professional experience: Founder and former senior adviser, B&M Management Company

Civic experience: Founder, 100X Development Foundation, 2004

Education: B.S. in mathematics, Auburn University, 1991

Main issues: Improving education and supporting school choice; fighting critical race theory; freezing the gas tax; removing “as many occupational licensing taxes as we can” and ending taxes on groceries; “protect(ing) our children from COVID mandates and school closures”; improving election security; protecting the Second Amendment; building the wall; ensuring no toll on the I-10 Mobile Bay bridge; and fighting for honesty in government.

Top Contributors: Self, loan, $9.4 million; Yvonne H. Schneckenberger, $11,600; John and Peggy Powell, $11,600

Campaign: blanchardforgovernor.com