2020 election
Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh
Alabama Public Service Commission President
Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (incumbent)
Republican
Age: 54
Residence: Montgomery
Political experience: Public Service Commission president, 2010-present; candidate for lieutenant governor, 2018 (defeated in Republican primary).
Professional experience: Co-owner, Cavanaugh Bradley Animal Hospital, Montgomery; co-owner, Conservative Solutions, Montgomery; deputy chief of staff/senior adviser, administration of Gov. Bob Riley; executive director/chair, Alabama Republican Party, 2005.
Civic experience: Co-chair of Alliance for a Pro-Life Alabama, 2019; Yellowhammer News Woman of Impact, 2019.
Education: Bachelor’s degree, Auburn University.
Main issues: In an interview with the conservative website Yellowhammer News in which she announced her candidacy, Cavanaugh said that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal is the most dangerous policy proposal of our lifetime. … We can fight AOC and Bernie Sanders right here in Alabama, at the PSC, by holding the line on an agenda that values life, freedom and our right to earn a living to take care of our families.”
Top contributors: North Alabama PAC, Huntsville, $19,000; T-Town PAC II, $18,250; Pride PAC II, $16,750; Alabama Realtors PAC, Montgomery, $10,000; EDUPAC, Tuscaloosa, $10,000; Drummond Company, Birmingham, $10,000; Waldrep Stewart and Kendrick LLC, Birmingham, $10,000; Victory PAC, Montgomery, $9,500; AG PAC, Montgomery, $8,500; Alabama Forestry PAC, Montgomery, $5,000; CRA PAC, Montgomery, $5,000; Farm PAC, Montgomery, $5,000; Global Rental Company, Birmingham, $5,000; JOBS PAC, Montgomery, $5,000; Robert Kelly, Birmingham, $5,000; NUCOR Political Action Committee, Decatur, $5,000.
