Alabama Political News
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Lloyd Peeples, a businessman and former federal prosecutor, announced on Wednesday that he’s loaned his 2026 House District 48 campaign $250,000. 

State Rep. Jennifer Fidler (R-Silverhill) announced her bid for reelection to the Alabama State House District 94.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) raised $1,147,607 in November for his 2026 campaign for governor.

Last month, Inside Alabama Politics (IAP), part of Alabama Daily News, reported that then-lame-duck U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) attempted to "barter" his vote on a March 2024 "minibus" appropriations bill with U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) for help on a potential political appointment.

According to a report released on Tuesday, college football commentator and ESPN radio host Paul Finebaum will not be running for the U.S. Senate, officially ending months of speculation from the national media and public.

The Electric Cooperatives of Alabama Political Action Committee announced its endorsement on Monday of Caroleene Dobson in her campaign for secretary of state.

Back in September, House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) predicted Republican state lawmakers' decision to allow a tax exemption on overtime earnings to lapse in 2025 would come back as a campaign issue.

U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) are coming together from opposite sides of the aisle for the NIH (National Institutes of Health) Act.

Mobile educator Tim Manning announced he is running for the Republican nomination for Alabama House of Representatives District 101.

The Rodney Walker for U.S. Senate Campaign launched its first television advertisement in the Republican primary for the 2026 U.S. Senate.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) told “Breitbart News Daily” that people who drive for a living in the United States must be proficient in English.

Paul Finebaum is nearing a decision on whether he’ll run for Senate in 2026.

Angus Cooper, a Mobile businessman, made two donations of $25,000 to former University of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron last week.

Conservative grassroots organizer Kaycee Cavender has announced her run for Alabama House District 40.

According to a report that aired on this week's broadcast of Alabama Political Reporter's "The V," former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) will file paperwork to run for governor on the Democratic ticket for the 2026 election.

State Rep. Rhett Marques' (R-Enterprise) campaign for Congress is getting a significant shot in the arm, as U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) will join the lawmaker for an event in Orange Beach on Friday.

Former State Sen. Gerald Dial is considering running for State Senate District 13 in 2026.

State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) announced on Wednesday that he will seek a new term in the Alabama State Senate during the 2026 campaign cycle.

 State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) announced he will run for another term to represent  Alabama House District 96 in the upcoming 2026 elections.

Kristin Nelson has defeated Garrett Dixon in the runoff to be the Republican nominee for House District 38. The special election was to fill the vacancy left by State Rep. Debbie Wood (R-Valley).

According to a recent poll, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is the heavy favorite in a potential matchup against Democrat and former legislator Doug Jones in the upcoming 2026 governor's race.

Criticism of his past commentary ahead of a potential run for U.S. Senate in 2026 is coming from “low-level politicians and the operatives,” according to Paul Finebaum.

A veteran educator and community leader, Bradford has over 26 years of classroom experience and holds a Master’s degree in teaching history.

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch is running for sheriff in 2026, and he told 1819 News that his record proves he is the man for the job.

Republican Katherine Robertson has secured the Alabama Forestry Association's endorsement in her bid to become the state's next attorney general.

The Mountain Brook City Council voted Monday to appoint Maretta Ashford to Place 1, the seat vacated by Mayor Graham Smith. Ashford was sworn in on Wednesday morning and will serve the remainder of Smith's term, ending in November 2027.

Veterans from across Alabama announced on Monday their endorsement of Morgan Murphy for the open U.S. Senate seat in Alabama in 2026.