State Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy) on Thursday launched the first television advertisement in his campaign for Alabama Secretary of State.

The 30-second spot features Allen detailing his commitment to shield Alabama’s elections system from policies advocated by progressive Democrats. The ad also shows the conservative lawmaker declaring that he is “the last person” liberals “want to see” as Alabama’s chief elections official.

“I’m Wes Allen and I’ve spent years fighting liberal attempts to change our elections. But don’t be fooled, the liberals are not giving up,” Allen says in the ad. “They’re coming to try to weaken our voter ID laws. I won’t let them. They are coming to try to establish mass-mail balloting. Not on my watch. They’ll want to establish online voting. I’ll never let an Alabama voting machine be connected to the internet. Never.

He concludes, “I’m Wes Allen, and I’m running to be Alabama’s next Republican secretary of state. Trust me, when the liberals come, I’m the last person they want to see in that office.”

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Allen is seeking to replace the retiring Secretary of State John Merrill. Accompanying Allen in the GOP primary is current State Auditor Jim Zeigler, former Alabama elections administrator Ed Packard and Republican activist Chris Horn.

The primary election will take place May 24, 2022. In the event that no candidate garners more than 50% of all votes cast, a runoff election will be held June 21, 2022.

Dylan Smith is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @DylanSmithAL