Kenyen Brown Sworn In as the Southern District’s First Black U.S. Attorney
Kenyen Brown took the oath as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, becoming the first Black person to hold the post, with a public ceremony expected to follow…
Sparks Tells Mobile Democrats He Will Be on the 2010 Ballot, and Hints It Won’t Be for Governor
Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks told a Mobile luncheon crowd he will run statewide in 2010 for governor or lieutenant governor, while signaling he would not challenge Artur Davis.
South Alabama Democrats Float an Independent Run for Jim Folsom Jr., and Fellow Party Members Wince
Some south Alabama supporters urged Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom Jr. to skip the 2010 Democratic primary and run for governor as an independent. Party veterans warned the math simply did…
A Deer Hunt With His Son Ended Jo Bonner’s 2010 Run for Governor
The Mobile congressman was all in on a campaign for governor in mid-December. Two weeks later, on a hunting trip with his 10-year-old son, he changed his mind and never…
Artur Davis Brought a Campaign for Governor to Mobile — and a Pronunciation Lesson
The congressman told about 100 Mobile Democrats that Alabama's past need not dictate its future, made education his central theme, and asked the city's television anchors to note that his…
Jo Bonner Ruled Out a Run for Governor, Choosing Appropriations Over Montgomery
U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner announced in February 2009 that he would not seek the Republican nomination for governor in 2010, ending months of speculation and clearing the field for other…
Tim James Put $2 Million of His Own Money Into an Early Run for Governor
The only announced candidate for governor in 2010 reported putting $2 million of his own money into his campaign, with a Montgomery headquarters, a Birmingham satellite office and 40 counties…
Congressman Jo Bonner Picks Up New Appropriations Posts in 111th Congress
WASHINGTON — Less than a year after joining the powerful House Appropriations Committee, U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, is moving up the ladder. At the same time, Rep. Artur Davis,…
Obama’s Alabama Campaign Removes 40 Would-Be Delegates, and the Faithful Feel the Sting
Barack Obama's Alabama campaign invoked a dormant rule to install its own convention delegates, cutting about 40 candidates from the ballot. Those passed over described hurt, anger and grudging understanding.
Luther Strange Circulates a Poll, and Alabama Republicans Start Looking at 2010
Two years after losing the lieutenant governor's race, attorney Luther Strange sent supporters a poll showing him tied with Congressman Artur Davis in a hypothetical 2010 matchup for governor.