Chip McCallum Prepares for HD 47 Campaign

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Republican Chip McCallum, attorney and son of former Vestavia Hills mayor Scotty McCallum, appears to be preparing for a campaign for House District 47, according to this Facebook page.

The seat is held now by Republican Jack Williams of Birmingham.

As always we try to keep up with these matters for you on our 2010 [...]

HD 9 Race Filling Out?

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The Parlor is hearing that Democrats in Morgan County are pleased that long-time Couny License Commissioner Sue Baker Roan is “99% sure” she’ll run for the House District 9 seat being vacated by Democrat Ron Grantland.

Ed Henry and Dwight Tankersly are announced GOP candidates for the seat.

Hinton Mitchem Hangs It Up

Sen. Hinton Mitchem (D - Union Grove)

Once considered a candidate to switch parties, eight-term state Senator Hinton Mitchem (D – Union Grove) announces he will not run for re-election. Rumors heard here and elsewhere are that Democrats are urging state Rep. Jeff McLaughlin of Guntersville to run for the seat.

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James Fields Featured in NY Times Magazine

James Fields

New York Times Magazine yesterday has a piece titled “Race in the South in the Age of Obama.” The piece touches on several Southern black politicians but largely focuses on Cullman County’s state Rep. James Fields, (D – Hanceville). According to the article, Cullman County has only 401 African-American voters among its [...]

Representative Beck Passes Away

Warren Beck

I am sorry to hear that Rep. Warren Beck (R – Geneva) has passed away. He was 65.

He is the second state Representative to pass away in recent months. Rep. Lea Fite (D – Anniston) died in October. State Senator Pat Lindsay (D – Butler) died a little over a year [...]

Constitutional convention on the ropes?

At the start of this session, Demetrius Newton introduced HJR54 which if passed by both Houses, result in a convention to draw up a new state constitution.

Today the resolution was first put on the table then by voice vote carried over.  Meaning its not dead it just wants to take a little [...]

GOP Picks Up Seat in HD 40

HD 40

Republican K. L. Brown has won today’s special election over Democrat Ricky Whaley to fill the vacancy in state House District 40. The seat became vacant with the death of Democrat Lea Fite in October.

Here is this evening’s release from the state [...]

State Democrats Question HD 40 Candidate's Campaign Filings

Alabama Democratic Party logo

Following up on this post about ads being pulled…

The state Democrats in a release this afternoon question “notable discrepancies in Koven L. (K.L.) Brown’s Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) campaign finance filings.”

Here is the full release: [...]

Ads Pulled in HD 40

HD 40

Area radio stations and TV stations have pulled ads on behalf of Democratic candidate Ricky Whaley in next week’s HD 40 special election after successful challenges by the ALGOP and the attorney for Republican candidate K. L. Brown.

Seems that a PAC calling itself “Alabama Ethics Committee” put out ads saying that Whaley’s Republican opponent, K. [...]

Strolling Through Campaign Finance Numbers

Ticket to Alabama's 2011 Inauguration

First, hats off to Walt for the links on the 2010 Big List, Senate List, and House List that make finding the financial reports for candidates so wonderfully easy!

Phillip Rawls of Associated Press summarizes the reports for gubernatorial candidates nicely here.

Here’s a list of the gubernatorial candidates listed by 2009 contributions [...]

Another Happy Listener of the Audio Archive

Studio Capacitor Microphone on Boom Arm Stand

Reader Stephen pointed out Thursday that the Political Parlor was mentioned on the floor of the Senate by Sen. Scott Beason (R – Gardendale). I for one was immediately glad that there is a place on the internet you can go to get audio archives of proceedings in the state Senate and the [...]

Sweet Challenge to McClurkin in HD 43

HD 43

Looks like Virginia Sweet (D), the former Executive Director of the Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham, is preparing to challenge Republican incumbent Mary Sue McClurkin in House District 43. It’s going to be tough for a Dem to win in that district though Sweet looks to be better-connected than most challengers.

Update: The [...]

Brown Spot on the Radio Today

Radio

Republican K. L. Brown has this spot going out on the radio today in his [...]

First bingo bill of the session

Will update this with a link to a Press Register article, quoting Rep. Black who introduced the bill and comments from a Country Crossing spokesman and bill opponent.  Always interesting to see the power of the State used to protect private profits.

Folks might find HB154, the first bingo bill of the session an [...]

HD 40 GOP runoff avoided, Brown to be nominee

HD 40

Republican Jay Dill suspends his campaign and endorses his HD 40 primary opponent K.L. Brown, according to a GOP release this morning (below). Brown had received 46% of the primary vote to Dill’s 19%, and a runoff was scheduled for February 16.

The special election will now be on February 16 and will feature Brown, [...]

Daily News

Daily Headlines, Sunday, 3/21/2010

Montgomery AdvertiserPrint exclusive: Bingo lawsuits cost state more than $500,000

Montgomery AdvertiserCensus officials, volunteers vow to count all on Gulf Coast

Montgomery AdvertiserCENSUS Q&A

Montgomery AdvertiserCivil rights groups seek changes in 2020 census

Montgomery AdvertiserWhy has PAC reform not [...]

Small Town News

Small town political gazette – 3/21/10

The News CourierAthens goes after delinquent taxes

The Selma Times-Journal - Road closure for ‘greater good’ and related editorial

BaldwinCountyNowResidents gather to discuss Zoning District 14 referendum

Shelby County ReporterWestover mayor discusses progress

The Daily HomeHealth care: Fix it now

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Legislative Dispatch

Change

I wish my friend Hinton Mitchem godspeed and good luck after his retirement from public service. Hinton, on Monday, announced what many had suspected — he will not seek re-election. I remember meeting Hinton for the first time while I was a student at Auburn University. He served the people of his [...]

Ten Minutes in the House, Senate Moves On

Riley and her friend Caroline joined Julie on the campaign trail in Isabella this past weekend.

Here is a quick preview of the upcoming week in Montgomery. This week will be a standard legislative schedule for the House. We will be in session on Tuesday and Thursday with committee meetings scheduled for Wednesday.
The House will take up a ten minute calendar this week. A ten minute calendar is [...]

Purple Dot Connection

MARCH MADNESS

TOP TEN INDICATIONS OF MARCH MADNESS

10.  Eric Massa inviting us to ask the 10,000 Navy men he served with whether he is gay.

9.  Larry Langford hitting the jackpot 33 times in one day and not remembering it.

8.  Ron Sparks being able to make payments on a $500,000 loan with an income of $80,000.

7.  Artur Davis [...]


Back in the Day...

Tent City at Camp Sheridan near Montgomery, ca 1918

Vintage postcard