DAPHNE — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he hasn't made an official endorsement in the Baldwin County Sheriff's race, but he was impressed with what Sheriff Anthony Lowery has done since being appointed sheriff by Gov. Kay Ivey.
Marshall joined Lowery for a tour of the Baldwin County Corrections Center and for a law enforcement town hall in Daphne on Monday. Noting the jail's ability to hold detainees for the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Marshall said the county is able to do more than other areas.
When asked if he endorsed Lowery, Marshall said he strongly supports Lowery and believes the sheriff will continue moving the sheriff's office forward.
"I've had a remarkable relationship with the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office going back to my time with Hoss Mack, who's doing an amazing job as director [of the Alabama Sheriffs Association]," Marshall said. "Sheriff Lowery has likewise followed in his footsteps.
"I was really impressed today to see not only the investment in a new correctional facility that would provide additional services to inmates that are there, along with enhanced safety for those staff and others that are working there, but also seeing significant innovation here, whether it be through the program involving the local coroner on overdose deaths, to the collaboration among multiple jurisdictions and so I think he's done a remarkable job as sheriff," Marshall said. "I think he'll continue to do so moving forward."
Lowery will have one challenger, former Alabama State Trooper and Baldwin County Commissioner Matt McKenzie, in the May 19 primary.
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