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2018 Election

Tom Parker

State Supreme Court Chief Justice   Tom Parker Age: 66 Party: Republican Residence: Montgomery Political experience: Alabama Supreme Court, 2004 to present. Professional experience: Justice, Alabama Supreme Court, 2004 to present; deputy administrative director of courts, Alabama Court System; general counsel, Alabama court system; assistant attorney general; partner in Parker & Kotouc, P.C.; founding executive

Bob Vance Jr.

Chief Justice Bob Vance Party: Democratic Age: 57 Political experience: Appointed civil circuit judge, Jefferson County 10th Judicial Circuit Court, 2002, re-elected 2004, 2010 and 2016; ran for chief justice to Alabama Supreme Court, 2012. Professional experience: Attorney, Johnston Barton Proctor Swedlaw & Naff, 1986-2002; law clerk to U.S. Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit Judge

Steve Marshall

Attorney General  Steve Marshall Party: Republican Age: 54 Residence: Montgomery Political experience:  Appointed attorney general, 2017-present; Marshall County District Attorney, 2001-2017. Professional experience: Private practice, McLaughlin & Marshall; legal analyst, Alabama House of Representatives; prosecutor for Arab and Albertville Municipal Courts; attorney, Maynard, Cooper and Gale P.C, 1990 to 1995.; past president and member of

Will Boyd

Will Boyd Party: Democratic Age: 47 Residence: Florence Political Experience: Greenville, Illinois, City Council, 2009-2011; chairman, Lauderdale County Democratic Executive Committee, 2017; committee coordinator, Lauderdale County Democratic Executive Committee, 2016-17; member, Alabama State Democratic Executive Committee; ran for U.S. Senate, 2008; ran for U.S. Representative, District 5; ran for U.S. Senate, 2017. Professional experience: Engineering

Joseph Siegelman

Joseph Siegelman Party: Democrat Age: 30 Residence: Birmingham Political experience: None Professional experience: Managing partner and personal injury attorney, The Cochran Law Firm in Birmingham. Education: University of Alabama School of Law, 2013; coursework, London School of Economics and Political Science; bachelor’s in commerce and business administration, University of Alabama. Main issues: In a letter

Heather Milam

Office: Secretary of State Party: Democratic Residence: Birmingham Political experience: None. Professional experience: Facilitator, Co.Starters, Chattanooga, Tenn.; online licenser & account manager, EBSCO Industries, 2003-2004; national sales manager, Executive Traveler magazine, 2004-2005; senior account executive, Network Communications Inc., 2006-2011; chief operating officer, Weld for Birmingham, 2011; adjunct professor, University of Montevallo College of Business, 2017 to present. Civic

Kay Ivey

Office: Governor Kay Ivey Party: Republican Age: 73 Residence: Montgomery resident and native of Camden. Political offices held: Alabama governor, 2017-present, having ascended to governor in April 2017 when then-Gov. Robert Bentley resigned; lieutenant governor, 2014-2017; state treasurer, 2002-2014. Professional experience: Assistant director of Alabama Development office; reading clerk of the Alabama House of Representatives; bank officer;

‘Better, Brighter, More Dynamic:’ With Numbers Showing Him Behind Incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey, Walt Maddox Reaches out to Young Voters

Walt Maddox kicked off the final week of his campaign for Alabama governor Monday night with a visit to Auburn University, where he spoke with students about issues pertaining to the state’s college-aged demographic. “It’s a lot of fun being here with college students,” Maddox said after the event. “This election, unlike a lot of other elections, is going to impact them directly.” He’d received the most feedback from younger voters, he said, about college scholarships. A central plank of Maddox’s campaign platform has been the creation of a statewide education lottery — from which he has pledged $125 million in annual funding to be allocated toward college scholarships and workforce readiness programs. A large part of the discussion also focused on fighting voter apathy, “especially among younger voters, and especially college students,” Maddox said. Read more.

Leslie Schiffman Moore

Circuit Court Judge, 10th Judicial Circuit, Place No. 27 Leslie Schiffman Moore Party: Republican Professional experience: Private Practice, 2018-present; assistant district attorney, Birmingham office of Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, 2017-2018; acting chief assistant district attorney, 2016-2017; assistant district attorney, Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, Bessemer Division, 2000-2017; law clerk, Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, Bessemer

Will Ainsworth

Office: Lieutenant governor Party: Republican Age: 37 Residence: Guntersville Political experience: Member, Alabama House of Representatives, District 27, 2014-present. Professional experience: Youth pastor at Albertville’s Grace Fellowship Church; small-business owner; cattle rancher and owner of Dream Ranch; founder and owner Tennessee Valley Hunting and Fishing Expo Education: Auburn University, bachelor’s in marketing. Main issues: According to his campaign