The field has not formed quite yet, but the Washington, D.C.-based “Senate Conservatives Fund” (SCF) has already picked its horse in Alabama’s 2022 U.S. Senate race. SCF on Wednesday morning endorsed Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) for the seat currently held by U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), who is retiring at the end of this term. […]

The third video in the Our Yellowhammer 360 series was released on Monday and features Alabama House of Representatives Speaker Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) and Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville). Our Yellowhammer 360, announced at the beginning of this year, is a partnership between Yellowhammer News and Our 360 News created in an effort to bring […]

The Alabama Farmers Federation on Friday announced its endorsement of Republican Leigh Hulsey in House District 73. Hulsey is currently in a special primary runoff election against Kenneth Paschal. The seat was vacated by former Rep. Matt Fridy’s (R-Montevallo) election to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. HD 73 represents portions of Shelby County, including Alabaster, […]

Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders will hold a fundraiser in Birmingham, Alabama, on Wednesday, April 14. Sanders, a Republican, served as press secretary to then-President Donald J. Trump from July 2017 until July 2019. Trump has endorsed her campaign. Also the daughter of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Sanders recently penned the best-selling book, […]

Birmingham-based Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on Thursday announced the addition of former U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (AL-02) as a senior advisor in the national law firm’s Governmental Affairs and Economic Development practice groups. A release stressed that Roby will provide governmental affairs — but not legal — services for clients. Bradley’s office footprint includes […]

Yellowhammer Multimedia on Friday announced that the annual POWER & INFLUENCE 40 and Yellowhammer 15 features will return in the coming weeks after a hiatus amid the coronavirus pandemic last year. For the past decade, Yellowhammer has released an annual list of the most powerful and influential people in Alabama business and politics. That tradition lives on […]

Anniston businessman Keith Kelley on Wednesday announced his Republican candidacy for the Alabama State Senate. Kelley will run in 2022 for the District 12 seat to be vacated by longterm officeholder Sen. Del Marsh (R-Anniston), who has announced he will not seek reelection. The president of Harris-McKay Realty for more than 26 years, Kelley started […]

Leigh Hulsey and Kenneth Paschal are heading to a runoff following Tuesday’s special Republican primary in Alabama House District 73. Unofficial results showed Hulsey leading the five-person primary field with 30.77%, while Paschal garnered 27.10%. The safely Republican seat was vacated by former Rep. Matt Fridy’s (R-Montevallo) election to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. […]

Former State Rep. April Weaver (R-Brierfield) on Tuesday routed the competition to win the special Republican primary in Alabama Senate District 14. The district comprises portions of Bibb, Chilton and Shelby Counties, including areas hit especially hard by severe weather last week. The SD 14 seat became vacant when former State Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) was […]

Madison County Commission Chairman Dale Strong on Monday morning announced his candidacy to succeed Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) in representing Alabama’s Fifth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Brooks last week announced his U.S. Senate candidacy. The district covers the northernmost counties in Alabama, stretching across the state. Strong made his announcement alongside […]

U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) announced Wednesday that she will not seek Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat in the 2022 midterm election. “After careful consideration and consultation with my family and closest advisors, I have decided that the unfinished business of my home district, Alabama’s 7th Congressional District, is far too important for me to […]

HUNTSVILLE — Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Monday evening announced his Republican candidacy for the United States Senate. Brooks will vie for the seat currently held by U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL); Shelby last month announced he will not seek reelection to a seventh term. Making his announcement at Bullet and Barrel, a well-known indoor […]

As U.S. Rep. Mo. Brooks (R-Huntsville) appears set to announce a campaign for U.S. Senate, a dark money group from outside of Alabama is attacking him for his opposition to then-candidate Donald Trump in the 2016 Republican presidential primary. A shadowy group called the American Exceptionalism Institute has hired trucks emblazoned with reminders of Brooks’ […]

U.S. Senate candidate Lynda Blanchard on Saturday evening held a fundraiser for her Republican campaign at Mar-a-Lago, the storied Florida resort owned by former President Donald J. Trump. The fundraiser was not hosted by Trump, and he was not scheduled to attend. However, as evidenced by pictures from the event obtained by Yellowhammer News, Trump […]

The special election in Alabama House District 73 is shaping up to be a competitive one, with the March 30 primary date quickly approaching. The safely Republican seat was vacated by former Rep. Matt Fridy’s (R-Montevallo) election to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. HD-73 represents portions of Shelby County. Governor Kay Ivey set the […]

The newly formed Defend Our Values PAC’s (DOVPAC) first foray into a federal election is already making waves. Based in Alabama, the super PAC was recently launched with one core mission: “winning a Republican Majority in the House of Representatives and the United States Senate.” To that end, DOVPAC on Thursday announced its endorsement of Dr. […]

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Lynda Blanchard on Friday announced she is launching an initial television advertising buy in her 2022 bid to succeed retiring Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL). Blanchard, who was appointed by then-President Donald J. Trump in 2017 to serve as the ambassador to Slovenia, said in a written press release that she will […]

MONTGOMERY — Rep. Kirk Hatcher (D-Montgomery) on Tuesday won the special general election in Senate District 26. Hatcher defeated Republican nominee William Green by a 78%-22% margin. Green is a former Montgomery City Council member. According to unofficial results provided by Montgomery County Probate Judge JC Love, 5,827 votes were cast in the contest, equating to […]

Dr. Seuss is under fire on his birthday. March 2 is the anniversary of Dr. Seuss’ birth, as well as the annual Read Across America Day. Started by the National Educational Association in 1998 as a way to promote children’s reading, the holiday is traditionally seen as being held in conjunction with Dr. Seuss’ birthday, although […]

MONTGOMERY — U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Saturday addressed the 2021 Winter Meeting of the Alabama Republican Party. He delivered an update on his first two months in office, decrying what Democratic-control of both legislative chambers and the executive branch means for the country. Tuberville noted that between now and when he next is […]

MONTGOMERY — Mobile County’s John Skipper on Saturday defeated State Rep. Andrew Sorrell (R-Muscle Shoals) to become senior vice chairman of the Alabama Republican Party. The election came during ALGOP’s 2021 Winter Meeting. Skipper fills the seat vacated by John Wahl’s ascension to chairman of the state party.

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL) on Friday announced he will not be a candidate in Alabama’s 2022 U.S. Senate contest. The seat is being vacated by U.S. Senator Richard Shelby’s (R-AL) decision not to seek a seventh term. Ainsworth, who is serving his first term as lieutenant governor, is the prohibitive favorite to be the […]

The 2020 election cycle in Georgia, which saw the state go for Joe Biden in the presidential election and flip two U.S. Senate seats from red to blue, has some looking across the border to the west, wondering if the same thing is possible in Alabama. With U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) announcing he will […]

MONTGOMERY — Lynda Blanchard, the businesswoman who was appointed by President Donald Trump to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Slovenia, officially announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated following the 2022 election by Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL). A Montgomery native and first-time candidate, Blanchard made her announcement in a video released […]