Tag: JUANDALYNN GIVAN

With her battles against Lumpkin, Givan is trampling on those black voices she claims she wants to protect, showing that she does not care one whit about her district, their black voices, or their power to enact change.

Days after Alicia Escott Lumpkin first addressed the challenge to her candidacy by State Rep. Juandalynn Givan's (D-Birmingham), the Democratic Party released a statement that said the case against Lumpkin was "dismissed with prejudice." 

Alicia Escott Lumpkin has broken her silence about the lawsuit filed by State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) challenging Lumpkin's eligibility to run for office.

Tuesday afternoon, State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) was granted a hearing on her request for a temporary restraining order that would prohibit the Alabama Democratic Party from certifying Alicia Escott Lumpkin as the nominee for House District 60.

Alicia Escott Lumpkin has defeated State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) in the Democratic primary election for House District 60.

State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) called U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Associate Justice Clarence Thomas an "Uncle Tom" and the "one who sold us out in Africa" after a recent redistricting ruling on Monday.

According to Givan, the effort from conservatives to congressionally redistrict Alabama without racial-bias amounts to "plantation politics."

State Rep. Russell Bedsole (R-Alabaster) recently came out in firm condemnation of the antics of his Democratic counterparts’ involvement in antics that saw Democratic lawmakers side with protesters who were clashing with police and security.

In the sea of mixed reactions after Gov. Kay Ivey announced that the legislature would convene next week for a special session to address the state’s long-contested congressional lines, several Democratic lawmakers made their displeasure abundantly clear.

State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) and Alicia Escott Lumpkin, one of her primary opponents, have at least one thing in common this week – they're both celebrating the news that the U.S. Coast Guard will be moving into the old Birmingham-Southern College campus.

Thursday, on the floor of the Alabama State House, State Rep. Patrick Sellers (D-Pleasant Grove) stood firm in support of his legislation to protect children from the harmful effects of secondhand marijuana smoke even as members of his own party spoke against it.

On Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed State Rep. Joe Lovvorn's (R-Auburn) post-election audit bill, House Bill 95, which requires each county's probate judge to conduct a post-election audit after every county and statewide general election to verify the accuracy of the originally reported results.

Just weeks after Birmingham podcaster Iva Williams filed an ethics complaint against State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) for paying her brother for campaign services in her race for Birmingham mayor against incumbent Randall Woodfin, the Alabama Ethics Commission informed Givan that the case was “closed.” But that closure isn't the end.

Birmingham podcaster Iva Williams has filed an ethics complaint against State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) for paying her brother for campaign services in her race for Birmingham mayor against incumbent Randall Woodfin. Givan says that the expenditures are valid and calls the complaint against her "petty" insisting that it is yet another “attack on my character,” by those associated with Woodfin.

Days after defeating State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin endorsed her challenger, Alicia Escott Lumpkin.

Birmingham Mayor Woodfin won reelection with 74% of the vote spending a staggering $1,372,886.13 as of his latest campaign finance report.

On Thursday, Birmingham mayoral candidate State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) weighed in on the shooting of Jabari Peoples by a Homewood Police officer, which the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office deemed a "justified" shooting because he had a gun.

The statement follows efforts by the family's attorneys to force the city to release the video.

Saturday, during an appearance on CNN's "First of All," State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) responded to a claim from Jabari Peoples' family attorney, Leroy Maxwell, blaming legislation sponsored by Givan for the withholding of bodycam footage by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA).

A vote on a bill that would require law enforcement agencies to submit officer counts to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency didn’t happen on Tuesday.

The House Commerce and Small Business Committee approved legislation on Tuesday changing the governance of Birmingham Water Works, despite pushback from some Democratic Jefferson County lawmakers.

State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) recently filed legislation requiring the attorney general to create, maintain, and publish a police abuse registry of persons convicted of using or threatening to use force against a law enforcement officer.

The Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation on Tuesday mandating that every county and municipal law enforcement agency annually disclose to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency how many sworn officers are employed.  

A Birmingham police officer is concerned the public isn't getting the truth from their mayor. That officer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, had a dire warning. "Read between the lines, it's definitely not safe in Birmingham."

Lawmakers intend to add further teeth to proposed legislation mandating every county and municipal law enforcement agency to disclose annually how many officers are on staff, with a special emphasis applied to Birmingham and Montgomery.

State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) recently filed legislation, at the request of House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, requiring every county and municipal law enforcement agency to disclose annually how many officers are on staff.

Just weeks into the new year, Birmingham’s Randall Woodfin is demonstrating that he has no room for questions, comments, or dissenting opinions.