Alabama Political News
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Alabama's 2026 primary is now one year away. Fundraising has begun. An unusual number of offices are open seats.

After two years of fighting it out in the state legislature, State Rep. Susan DuBose (R-Hoover) saw her “What is a Woman Act” finally become law early in the 2025 session. However, other bills she was involved with that she thought would be a much easier sell got diluted or outright rejected thanks to the efforts of associations and lobbying groups.

Heath Allbright narrowly edged out his opponent, Don Fallin, in the Republican primary election for House District 11 on Tuesday.

There may be a battle for Mobile City Council district 7 as activist Robert Battles challenges incumbent Gina Gregory.

House District 11 candidate Heath Allbright has promised to “slash taxes” and keep the government out of voters’ pockets if elected, but his time serving on the Cullman County School Board tells a different story.

Monday, during a speech delivered to the Tennessee Valley Republican Club at the Brewers Co-op at the Stovehouse in Huntsville, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth said he had ruled out a possible bid for U.S. Senate.

Could a Tuberville-Jones rematch be in the works?

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) says he remains undecided on his 2026 election plans.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) joined U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) in introducing the Reaffirming Every Servicemember’s Trust Over Religious Exemptions (RESTORE) Act on Thursday.

Voters heard from seven candidates for the open seat of Mobile mayor at a forum at Cottage Hill Baptist Church.

Outgoing Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson backed former District Judge Sprio Cheriogotis on Wednesday in his mayoral bid.

The 15-question survey begins with general inquiries about the HD11 race before making several claims about Fallin’s background, campaign finances and motivation for running.

A bill to prohibit utilities from closing public waters has effectively died, and the Homeland Security Agency has recommended keeping recreation off the water supply.

In one of the final days of the legislative session, the Alabama House of Representatives is slated to tackle several somewhat controversial bills related to illegal immigration and the reforming of the Alabama Department of Archives and History.

The 2025 municipal election season is underway, and new and incumbent candidates around the state have hit the campaign trail, working to win votes and raise money.

For the third year in a row, State Rep. Debbie Wood (R-Valley) is facing a finished session without the final passage of her legislation mandating post-election audits in statewide elections.

Whether it's explicit books, child drag shows or preferred pronouns, the sexualization of children is one of the "biggest things" facing the nation, including Alabama, according to State Rep. Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City).

It was America's present meeting with America's future: the meeting of 18-year-old Brilyn Hollyhand with President Trump.

Republican House District 11 hopeful Don Fallin believes someone is attempting to rig the election in favor of a more pro-establishment candidate.

In the late-night hours of Tuesday’s gathering of the Alabama House of Representatives, legislation by State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) to activate the adult content filter on all electronic devices used by minors cleared the body.

Late Tuesday night, the Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation excluding non-athletic English language learner students from being counted toward a school's daily average for the first five years of enrollment.

Matthew Frazier will announce his candidacy for the Mobile City Council from a sinkhole in his neighborhood. He is the leader of the citizen group fighting to reopen Big Creek Lek.

In his speech to the Houston County GOP on Monday, Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl emphasized taking political action, removing sexually explicit material from libraries and teaching children the meaning of freedom. 

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth has a difficult decision to make. Should he run for Governor, or U.S. Senate -- or just go home to Guntersville with this family and business? He posted up those questions on Facebook.

Brooks told 1819 News the “key” to any decision, which is a “long ways away,” would come down to the quality of the candidates running in the GOP primary.

Statewide constitutional offices are due for a major shake-up in 2026, as many top offices, including governor, are wide open with no incumbent challenger.

Here we go again, so it appears.